Domaine Delaporte - Sancerre Chavignol rouge 2020

Name: Domaine Delaporte - Sancerre Chavignol rouge 2020
Brand: Domaine Delaporte
Rating: 4.4 (14 reviews)

Sancerre|Red wine

Loire

Red

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Drink or Keep

4.4/5 (14 customers)

90/100

RVF

pinot noir

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intensity

"In red, Chavignol 2020 sets the tone for pinot noir, juicy and tactfully driven in this sunny vintage without any excess: a big bravo." (Le Guide RVF 2023) An accessible Sancerre, perfect for the autumn season!

Features

Estate

Domaine Delaporte

Cuvée

Chavignol

Vintage

2020

Designation

Sancerre

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

Pinot Noir

Terroirs

Limestone soils (caillottes de Chavignol), vines aged 21 to 40 years

Viticulture

Organic conversion

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

100% destemming, 25-day maceration (18-25°C), daily pumping over, no punching of the cap.

Breeding

8 to 12 months in 228L barrels and truncated wooden vats, no fining or filtration

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Dark color with violet highlights

Nose

Very open, with a precise fruitiness combining raspberry, cherry and smoky notes.

Mouth

Accessible with round, very fruity flesh, easy to digest, sapid and salivating finish.

Serve

AT 14-16°C

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with roast quail, carpaccio or tartar of red tuna, veal liver...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

Mathieu Delaporte is one of the young winemakers who are now making the Sancerrois region famous. His 33 hectares, mainly located in Chavignol, are cultivated with great care and are highly original, with 50 different parcels, 80% of them south-facing. In addition, 35% of the vines are planted on flint soils, a rare proportion in the Sancerrois region. This richness of terroir enables the production of great parcel-based cuvées and complete, harmonious blends. As prices are still reasonable, you'll need to reserve immediately after the harvest, as success is beginning to make itself known!

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (guide 2024) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Handed down from generation to generation since the 17th century, and now run by Jean-Yves Delaporte and his son Matthieu, this 33-hectare family estate is located in Chavignol, a charming village in the heart of the Sancerre region renowned for its goat's cheese.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2023 guide) 90/100

Domain rated (guide 2024) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the wine:

In the reds, Chavignol 2020 sets the tone for a juicy, tactfully driven pinot noir in this sunny vintage without any excess: a big bravo.

About the domain :

In 2010, the arrival of Matthieu Delaporte shifted the focus of this historic Chavignol estate towards working the soil, stopping the use of herbicides, lowering yields and barrel vinification. Two of Chavignol's vineyard sites are in the spotlight: the mythical south-facing Monts Damnés hillside, and Culs de Beaujeu, famous elsewhere for its whites, here planted with pinot noir. In organic conversion since 2020, the thirty-something is moving forward serenely. We're convinced that his precise, technically impeccable wines can still be unleashed to give us more emotion.

Wine Spectator

Domain rated Recommended (wine producer recommended by Wine Spectator)

Wine Enthusiast

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.4/5

on 14 reviews

Note and review by M. PATRICK D. Published on 17/04/2023

Disappointing first impression. A good Pinot Noir, but nowhere near the level of Burgundies at the same price. Then, after a few hours, a revelation. Blackberry fruit galore, very smooth tannins. In short, open it without hesitation and it will delight your taste buds.