Pascal Jolivet Sancerre (75cl, 13%)

Pascal Jolivet Sancerre is a Loire Valley white made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc, bottled at about 13% ABV. Pascal Jolivet is a négociant-vigneron in Sancerre, blending roughly 50% limestone, 30% limestone-clay and 20% flint soils, with each parcel fermented separately using indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel. The wine rests on fine lees for up to six months before blending. Aromas of white grapefruit, lime pith, orchard flowers, fennel and flinty smokiness are joined by thyme and cut grass. The palate is taut and dry, with green apple and gooseberry acidity, creamy lees texture, salinity and stony minerality, tempered by very subtle residual sugar. The finish is long and flinty, with lime pith, chalky mineral grip and a saline thread.