Domaine Roger Neveu "Côte des Embouffants" Sancerre 2023

Importer's Notes

In his 1777 history of Sancerre, the abbot Poupart wrote that 'the Bouffants hillside is one of the best I know in our Sancerre area.' It is perfectly appropriate, then, that the 'Côte des Embouffants' is now under the care of the Neveu family, who has roots in the village of Verdigny—just half a mile from the vineyard—since the 12th century. Today, brothers Éric and Jean-Philippe Neveu produce a fresh-cut-grass-and-citrus-inflected Sauvignon Blanc of incredible precision from this site. They ferment and age it only in tank and rack by gravity to preserve all the juicy, sun-ripened fruit and lively mineral snap conferred by this steep, limestone-covered hillside. Generously perfumed and incredibly refreshing, this bottling suggests that, nearly 250 years later, our old pal Poupart may have been onto something. - Kermit Lynch