B321 SEBASTIEN RIFFAULT SANCERRE AKMENINE 2019 1500ml

Perfectly ripe 100% Sauvignon Blanc from 30-year-old vieilles vignes on argilo-calcaire (chalky-clay) soil. Contains 30% botrytis. Aged for 24 months sur lie. No added SO2; bottled without fining or filtration.

Sébastien Riffault cultivates his 12-hectare vineyards biodynamically, and his vinification is completely free from SO2 and any other chemical inputs. Sébastien has precisely revived the Sancerre of a century ago. These wines are made from perfectly mature grapes harvested from old vines, consistently featuring a significant amount of botrytis. They are aged in old barrels for an extended period and bottled without fining or filtration.

Unlike any Sancerre you have tasted before, but by far the best. A meditative, opulent wine also has an underlying mineral nerve that roots it firmly in the chalky hills of Sancerre". (from NATURAL WINE / Isabelle Legeron MW)

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