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Wine Style: Rich White Enjoy With: Game, Duck & Goose, Chicken, Pork & Lamb, Red Meats, Stews & Casseroles Sweetness: Dry Vintage: 2017 | ABV: 13.5% Closure: Cork / Cork Type Producer: Jean-Paul Balland |
At age 14, Jean-Paul Balland began working with his parents Bernard and Anne-Marie on their hillside vineyards in the Sancerre village of Bué. Over 40 years he has expanded the domaine to its current 24 hectares, of which 18ha are Sauvignon Blanc and the balance Pinot Noir. Still very much a family affair, his daughter Elise takes care of sales, while another daughter, Isabelle, has been winemaker since 2005.
The 2012 Grande Cuvée – made in what the Ballands believe is a great, ‘classic’ vintage – is grown on a 1.5ha plot of the oldest vines on the estate, averaging more than 50 years. Calcareous soil yields a naturally aromatic, fruity wine for which indigenous yeasts are used. Vinification, from fermentation to blending, is done in traditional 600-litre barrels which, while new, do not impart overt flavours but add richness and structure. ‘Sauvignon is very sensitive, and for us, the grape, not the wood, is the star.’ 22,000 bottles of this Trophy-winner were made.”
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