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The cuvée le Petit Chemarin from domaine François Crochet has a beautifully intense nose with notes of yellow fruit and a few floral touches. The palate is harmonious, full of fruit, a well-presented minerality with a saline finish. A great wine!
Guide des meilleurs vins de France: 94/100
The cuvée le Petit Chemarin from domaine François Crochet has a beautifully intense nose with notes of yellow fruit and a few floral touches. The palate is harmonious, full of fruit, a well-presented minerality with a saline finish. A great wine!The Domaine François Crochet is a superb Sancerre estate. François Crochet, after honing his skills at V. Pinard, runs his domaine with a master's hand. The wines express all the minerality of the terroir. A real favorite! Domaine François Crochet is in organic conversion, the culmination of a long-standing policy of respect for the terroir. We appreciate the purity of the wines and the frankness of the flavors. In 2 colors, Domaine François Crochet is a benchmark for AOC Sancerre.Guide des meilleurs vins de France, domaine 1 étoile (sur3) : "François Crochet's ambitions don't stop with pinot noirs. His Sauvignons are also rising in range and precision, expressing the rich, ripe style of the Bué sector (...)The remarkable precision, the precise definition of terroirs and the care given to all the wines, right from the start of the range, place the domaine in the Sancerre elite"
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100% sauvignon
Seafood platter, fish
A great Cahors, rich, intense and complex on 2020!
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The grand Clos du Rocher des Violettes is made from the estate's 80+ year-old vines; this grand Montlouis is full-bodied and luscious, spiked with a framework of freshness and candied citrus notes that carry it a long way. A great gastronomic white.
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Like the 2019, the 2022 vintage Autour de Jonquières du Mas Jullien is built for cellaring. Like all vintages, you'll have to be patient and wait a decade or so to enjoy this wine, which develops notes of red fruits and light spices. A benchmark for the region.
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The Moynerie du domaine Michel Redde is a superb Pouilly-Fumé: it declines on mineral and saline notes. A magnificent Sauvignon with good ageing potential.
Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 89/100
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François Crochet's 2024 Sancerre Blanc is the flagship of the range — “a relaxed and harmonious wine, perfect for discovering the mature expression of a Sauvignon Blanc. Balanced, vibrant, and full of finesse. A must-have.”
The color is a sparkling pale gold. The nose reveals exotic aromas blended with a hint of citrus, an expression that is both ripe and fresh. The palate is full-bodied and refined, underpinned by a mineral structure, with a lively, briny finish. Serve at 10–12 °C.
100% organic, biodynamic Sauvignon (Biodyvin), 30 plots on caillottes (80%), flint (10%), and clay-limestone (10%), Bué. Hand-harvested, sequential pressing of whole clusters, 6 months on lees in stainless steel tanks.
Aging potential: 3–5 years.
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The cuvée le Chêne Marchand from domaine François Crochet is at once rich, pure and crystalline; This great organic Sancerre will delight the most discerning lovers of great Loire whites ... Superb length! 2022 is a superb vintage, which has enabled us to produce Sancerre wines of great ageing potential and intensity!
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The cuvée le Chêne Marchand from domaine François Crochet is at once rich, pure and crystalline; This great organic Sancerre will delight the most discerning lovers of great Loire whites.... Superb length! 2023 is a superb vintage, which has enabled us to produce Sancerre wines of great ageing potential and intensity!
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This blanc de Sancerre from Domaine François Crochet is rich, ripe and chiseled. François Crochet's style shines through in this superb vintage, taut but endowed with lovely volume.
RVF : 92/100
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The cuvée le Petit Chemarin from domaine François Crochet has a beautifully intense nose with notes of yellow fruit and a few floral touches. The palate is harmonious, full of fruit, a well-presented minerality with a saline finish. A great wine!
Guide des meilleurs vins de France: 94/100