Lucien Crochet Sancerre Le Chene Marchand 2015 wwe It's still Marsanne-based

It's still Marsanne-based

with apple-skin fruit tannins tucking everything in and the lees ageing for savoury mouthfeel

no corners cut

96 Points - James Halliday

2014 is a marvellous package of depth and body with fine-ness aplenty

Lucien Crochet Sancerre Le Chene Marchand 2015 wwe It's still Marsanne-basedThis wine is produced from vineyards in the village of Bu (principally the Clos du Chene Marchand) that are planted uniquely to clay limestone soils, known as caillottes and griottes which yield a wine of particularly fine quality and exceptional length. Usually harvested earlier than the other cuves because of the excellent exposure of the vines to the sun, Le Chene maintains an elegant acidity in support of the ripe fruit of these well positioned