Winery Henri Bourgeois - Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc

Winery Henri BourgeoisLes Ruchons Sancerre Blanc

4.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc of Winery Henri Bourgeois is a white wine from the region of Sancerre of Loire Valley.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.
The Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc of the Winery Henri Bourgeois is in the top 60 of wines of Sancerre.

Taste structure of the Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc from the Winery Henri Bourgeois

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc of Winery Henri Bourgeois in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

flint, honey

Wine with vegetal taste

gooseberry

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, caramel

On the nose the Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc of Winery Henri Bourgeois in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of minerality, apricot or gooseberry and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Winery Henri Bourgeois's Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc.

Winemaker
Henri Bourgeois
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gaillard 157

Interspecific crossing carried out in 1891 by Fernand Gaillard (1821-1905) between (triumph x eumelan) and 1 Seibel. This direct-producing hybrid was multiplied in particular in the south-west and centre-west of France as well as in the departments of the Rhône valley and the Ain.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc - 2016
In the top 60 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc - 2015
In the top 60 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Les Ruchons Sancerre Blanc from Winery Henri Bourgeois are 2015, 2016

Informations about the Winery Henri Bourgeois

The winery offers 65 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley
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The Winery Henri Bourgeois is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 63 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 5500 of of France wines
In the top 70 of of Sancerre wines
In the top 4000 of white wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sancerre

The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

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The word of the wine: Vegetative cycle

All the different phases of the vine's development: winter rest period, budburst, inflorescence, flowering, fruit set, veraison, ripening.

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