Skip to content
Close (esc)

Take 5% Off Your Next Order! 🍷

Sign up for our email list and receive a 5% off code for your next order. The code will be sent directly to your email after sign up.

Age verification

Merchant of Wine is an online wine retailer. By clicking enter, you are verifying that you are 21+ years old and old enough to consume alcohol.

Domaine Riffault, Cortem a Batis Sancerre Rouge, Loire Valley, France, 2018

Regular price $20.95 Sale price $28.00
Save $7.05

Shipping calculated at checkout

Only 1 in stock

Want to save? Check out our current wine deals. View deals

Free local delivery on orders $100+ within 25 miles of Downtown Los Angeles, CA. View details

 

Overview of the Wine
This is a third-generation producer, with father Pierre handing things over to son Bertrand in 2005. Bertrand brings a bit of a unique (and more urban) background to what is overall a fairly provincial scene in Chaudoux – He returned home to the winery after earning a Master’s degree in Sociology, and is just as interested in music and cooking as he is winegrowing. If you make it to the property ask about their unbelievable collection of old clay “crotin de chavignol” molds. The family owns 20 vineyard plots in total (almost exclusively on very steep slopes), and all soils are either flint or of two types of calcareous clay known locally as “caillottes” and “terres blanches.” In terms of size we are talking 9.5 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and 1.5 hectares of Pinot Noir.

 

Grape / Blend
100% Pinot Noir

Origin
Loire Valley, France

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
At first glance, we discover the scent of camphor fruits. The aeration confirms a slight minty freshness, with a soft touch of vanilla prunes. The supple palate, with a nice length, offers a finely gripping finish ending on a nice power.

Product size: 750ml

Added to cart