Producer: Jean-Marc et Romain Pastou
Region: Sancerre, Loire, France
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Year: 2022
Retail Price: $30.00
Our Price: $22.99
Tasting Notes:
“Expressive, with aromas of peach, pear and grape. Once the wine has had time to breathe, the aromas take on floral notes of violet and acacia. Starts off soft and round with lovely structure. The finish is long and generous. Enjoy the crispness of white peach, along with rose and violet notes, citrus flavors and apricot.”
About the Wine:
“40+ year old vines From the village of Sury-en-Vaux Just north of Chavignol. Raised in clay-limestone and silex soil and Fermented and aged in tank.”
About the Estate:
“Domaine Pastou is located in the commune of Sury-en-Vaux, a sleepy town located amidst the rolling hills in the Northern section of the Sancerre appellation. Jean-Marc Pastou has been making wine under his own label since the early 1980s, planting his first vines (now his oldest), in that same year. They hold a total of 12 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc vines in Sancerre, including numerous parcels in the lieu dit of Les Boucaults the bulk of which goes into the cuvee for MSW, hence the name of this bottling.
This wine is a perennial favorite, delivering minerally driven, beautiful Sancerre fruit for an amazingly good price.”
Sustainably grown old vines.
*Price and availability in store may vary. Vintage date may differ than pictured.