Winery Lucien Crochet - Le Chêne Sancerre

Winery Lucien CrochetLe Chêne Sancerre

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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 region.
The Le Chêne Sancerre of Winery Lucien Crochet 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 Le Chêne Sancerre of the Winery Lucien Crochet is in the top 20 of wines of Sancerre.

Taste structure of the Le Chêne Sancerre from the Winery Lucien Crochet

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Le Chêne Sancerre of Winery Lucien Crochet in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

stone, chalk

Wine with vegetal taste

gooseberry, grass

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

On the nose the Le Chêne Sancerre of Winery Lucien Crochet in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, chalk or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lucien Crochet's Le Chêne Sancerre.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Oberlin

Oberlin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. You can find the Oberlin noir cultivated in these vineyards: Provence & Corsica, Rhône Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Le Chêne Sancerre - 2017
In the top 20 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Le Chêne Sancerre - 2016
In the top 20 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Le Chêne Sancerre - 2015
In the top 20 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 411110
Le Chêne Sancerre - 2014
In the top 20 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Le Chêne Sancerre - 2013
In the top 20 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Le Chêne Sancerre - 2012
In the top 20 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Le Chêne Sancerre - 2011
In the top 20 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Le Chêne Sancerre from Winery Lucien Crochet are 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Lucien Crochet

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Lucien Crochet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 3500 of of France wines
In the top 25 of of Sancerre wines
In the top 2500 of white wines
In the top 15000 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: Dismantling

After devatting, the pomace is removed from the tank. If this operation is carried out manually, it is important to ventilate the vat well to avoid the risk of accidents due to the presence of carbon dioxide.

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