Sancerre (wine)

Sancerre is a certified AOC wine region in the department of Cher in France. It is around the same place Sancerre, completely on the left bank of the upper Loire Pouilly Fumé opposite. On the territory of 14 municipalities of the cultivation is released by AOC regulations. It is mainly grown white wine, especially the Sauvignon Blanc grape, which give the wines a great purity and elegance. About 20 percent of the area is planted with pinot noir, are generated from the light red wines with the designation " Sancerre rouge " and especially bred Rosées. Other varieties than the two above may not be traded as AOC classified. Furthermore, the maximum income to 60 hl / ha for Sauvignon Blanc and 55 hl / ha for Pinot noir are defined. Wines that do not meet one of these criteria will be downgraded as Vin de Pays.

The size was 2006 2600 ha

White wines from Sancerre are identified since 1936 as AOC, the AOC red wine -growing region is certified since 1959. Through the years become ever greater. Meanwhile ( last modified on 18 March 1998) it has quadrupled. The town of Sancerre is located on a promontory of chalk that runs from the White Cliffs of Dover by the Champagne and Chablis. A series of small valleys forming incisions in the chalk, each with their own ground and own microclimate and terroir. In the East, Flint stones determine the character, who make the wines mineral and durable. Between the city and the north-west Verdigny, called Les Caillottes, the soil consists of marl and gravel, whose wines are very fruity and balanced as well. In the southwest of the area of ​​production, far from the Loire towards Menetou salon, on the so-called Terres Blanches calcareous weighty and long-lived wines are produced. Most, but not all, of Sauvignon Blancs are made without wood barrel aging.