Daniel Crochet - Sancerre Plante des prés 2022
Loire
White
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93/100
RVF
"This cuvée, with its complexity and concentration, will assert itself over time.
"In 2022, the whites are more fleshy and ripe, like Plante des Prés, profiled with lots of freshness and drive. It will evolve quietly over the next few years." (Le Guide RVF 2025).
Features
Estate
Daniel Crochet
Cuvée
Plante des prés
Vintage
2022
Designation
Sancerre
Region
Loire
Grape varieties
100% Sauvignon, planté en 1965
Terroirs
Very crumbly limestone called "griottes".
Viticulture
In conversion to organic farming
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Sequential pneumatic pressing of whole bunches, 72-hour static settling at low temperature, fermentation in 15 HL concrete vats and 500-litre barrels between 16° and 22°, use of indigenous yeasts, no sulfiting, enzyming and tartaric stabilization, light fining and plate filtration.
Breeding
12 months on fine lees, with regular stirring
Alcohol content
13.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale gold colour
Nose
Fine and elegant, mineral and complex, delicate aromas of lemon, grapefruit but also white peach and pineapple, notes of white flowers.
Mouth
Clean attack enveloped by a mellowness that blends well with the acidity.
Serve
Between 10° and 14°C
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif, with shellfish, fish in sauce, cooked or fresh salmon, oysters au gratin, fresh or blue goat's cheese...
Daniel Crochet
Sancerre
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Daniel Crochet is one of the most talented winegrowers in the Loire: he cultivates 10 hectares on parcels spread between Bué and Sancerre, making the most of soils of white earth and pebbles. From entry-level to prestige cuvées, all the wines show great consistency. In the white category, Plante des Prés and Chêne Marchand, located in the best sectors of their locality, are among the region's finest Sauvignons. This is a top priority for the wine-lover.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Cité (Vin réussi)
About the domain :
Daniel Crochet comes from a line of winegrowers of which he represents the 4th generation, and is regularly cited in the Guide. At the head of the family estate since 1996, he now manages a 10-hectare vineyard spread between Sancerre and Bué, and has undertaken organic conversion.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2025) 93/100
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the wine:
In 2022, the whites are more fleshy and ripe, like Plante des Prés, profiled with great freshness and drive. It will evolve slowly over the next few years.
About the domain :
On the white earth and caillottes soils of the Bué commune, Daniel Crochet, François' cousin, has been running this quality family estate since 1996. The work here is of the utmost seriousness, with grass-covered vines, ageing on lees and meticulous vinification. The domaine is fortunate to benefit from some of the finest plots in the area, in particular Plante des Prés and Chêne Marchand. We've been impressed by the precision and depth of the reds over the last few vintages, and salute Daniel Crochet's meticulous work. The whites, aged in enamelled vats (and partially in demi-muids for Chêne Marchand), are beautifully crafted, meticulous and calibrated. 2023 is the first vintage to be certified organic.
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