Patrick Noel Sancerre (75cl, 13%)

A 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the Sancerre appellation, blended from fruit grown on three soil types: Silex, Kimmeridgian clay-limestone and Caillottes. Vines average 25 to 40 years old, with select parcels exceeding 60 years. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts at controlled low temperatures. The nose opens with candied pineapple, ripe passionfruit, green peach, herbaceous lift and gunflint minerality. The palate is fleshy and generous, with kiwi, green apple, tropical pineapple, apricot and saline minerality. The finish is medium-long, with grapefruit pith, wet stone and a faint grassy echo.