Domaine Claude Riffault Les Chasseignes Sancerre

Domaine Claude Riffault Les Chasseignes SancerreDomaine Claude Riffault Les Chasseignes Sancerre is made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown in the Sancerre appellation of the eastern Loire Valley in France. The Les Chasseignes vineyard sits on classic limestone and clay soils, contributing precision and mineral drive. Aromatically, the wine is pure and restrained, showing citrus zest, green apple and white peach, with subtle notes of flint, fresh herbs and elderflower. On the palate it is dry, taut

It's not surprise it's one of our best-selling wines of the summer

keeping it vibrant and zesty

but the juicy fruit

hedgerow berries

This easy-drinking wine is bursting with aromas of ripe cherries

Then wine is stored in stainless steel tanks where it remains on its lees until the beginning of September

The wine spent a further 10 months on the fine lees in French oak while it underwent malolactic conversion

complex red from the Rhône’s Gigondas commune

For this wine

The wine was aged in 500 litre barrels for 36 months followed by a year in bottle before release

This wine is modern and fruit-focused

The wines are vinified at low temperatures to give the signature of the Billecart-Salmon style