Domaine Vincent Pinard - Sancerre Clémence 2015

Name: Domaine Vincent Pinard - Sancerre Clémence 2015
Brand: Domaine Vincent Pinard
Rating: 4.2 (8 reviews)

Sancerre|White wine

Loire

White

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Drink or Keep

4.2/5 (8 customers)

15/20

RVF

(2014 vintage notes)

Sancerre Clémence is initially discreet on the nose, rich in mineral nuances and scents of citrus, white fruit and juicy pear. The palate is fresh and intense, with great balance and purity. A crisp, generous white with great freshness and just the right grape ripeness. A must-try!

Features

Estate

Domaine Vincent Pinard

Cuvée

Clémence

Vintage

2015

Designation

Sancerre

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Sauvignon Blanc

Terroirs

Siliceous-clay soil, Les Créots, Thauvenay village,

Viticulture

organic approach: no insecticides, acaricides or rot repellents...

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

pneumatic pressing, fermentation in vats

Breeding

on lees in vats

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

golden yellow colour

Nose

Discreet, rich in mineral nuances and citrus scents, with notes of white fruit and juicy pears.

Mouth

fresh and intense, with great balance and purity, a crisp, generous wine with great freshness and just the right ripeness.

Serve

at 12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

enjoy with seafood, fish in sauce, fresh goat's cheese...

Vincent Pinard Estate

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Sancerre

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

4-star rated estates (top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the domain :

Brothers Clément and Florent Pinard continue to keep their domaine at the pinnacle of success. With no sales agents or representatives, the range is sold to the finest Michelin-starred restaurants and export markets, satisfying a handful of loyal enthusiasts eager to taste their latest cuvées. Running their 17 hectares according to the principles of organic farming, without certification, biodynamic farming began in 2018. They deliver fine, delicate whites, and full-fruited reds, some of which are whole-harvested, propelling the Pinot into additional richness and complexity and placing them among the Loire's finest specimens. With little sulfur, hand-picked indigenous yeasts and a hand-picked harvest, everything is geared to excellence, and every detail is challenged with each new vintage. The eight whites, in particular, form a highly didactic interpretation of Bué's different terroirs, between different strata of limestone, silica and marl.

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

Rated (2016 guide) 15/20 (Vintage 2014) (Good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

In the winegrowing village of Bué, the Pinard family has made its estate one of the most emblematic in Sancerre. With each passing vintage, brothers Florent and Clément constantly push back their limits to draw a relief of flavors ever closer to their terroirs, both in viticulture (organic conversion, yield control, optimal ripeness of grapes...) and in the cellar (working with yeast strains from their own vineyard for fermentations, lengthening maturation in demi-muid, reducing doses of volcanic sulfur...). Florès is an excellent introduction to this stylized, perfectly calibrated approach to whites. The intensity then rises with the cuvées that identify the different lieux-dits, from the saline, chiselled Petit Chemarin to the austere, elegant power of Chêne Marchand, not forgetting the comfortingly dense Le Château. The reds are not to be outdone, with increasingly well-defined, highly concentrated wines.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.2/5

out of 8 reviews