Lucien Crochet Sancerre Blanc

Lucien Crochet farms steep Kimmeridgian hillsides ringing Bué, working the soils by horse and picking each Sauvignon cluster by hand at dawn.
The cool 2023 season stretched ripening, building piercing aromatics while preserving laser acidity in the grapes’ golden skins.
Whole berries pressed gently; the juice settled overnight, then fermented on native yeasts in temperature-controlled steel to lock in crystalline fruit.
Five months’ lees contact with weekly bâtonnage layers satin texture beneath the wine’s electric, sea-spray freshness.
Expect grapefruit pith, lime blossom, and white peach gliding over crushed-flint minerality and a whisper of nettle.
Bone-dry, 13 % abv, and bottled unfiltered with minimal sulfur, this Sancerre crackles with purity today and will gain beeswax depth over five years.

Nose: Lime zest, elderflower, and gooseberry lifted by damp chalk and faint gun-flint smoke.

Palate: Juicy grapefruit, green-apple crunch, and sweet herb race across vibrant acidity and subtle lees cream.

Finish: Long, saline close echoes citrus oil, oyster-shell minerality, and cool river-stone freshness.

Pair with oysters on ice, goat-cheese crottin baked in pastry, or grilled asparagus drizzled in lemon-thyme butter—its zesty fruit and flinty edge sharpen every bite.