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Vacheron, Sancerre Rouge Belle Dame, 2023

Red Wine from Loire, France
by Vacheron
$147.99
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The most convincing argument going that Sancerre's future is as red as it is white. Belle Dame is Vacheron's flagship Pinot Noir, from a single parcel of pure flint — silex — planted to vines around fifty years old, and it was the family's first single-vineyard bottling when it debuted in 1995. Roughly a quarter of the estate is given over to Pinot Noir, which is less an eccentricity than a restoration: before phylloxera, red was a far bigger deal here than it is today. Hand-harvested and fermented on native yeasts in upright wooden casks, it spends eighteen months in French oak and goes into bottle with no fining and no filtration. 2023 was a ripe year in the Centre-Loire, with a dry late summer and September rain to finish maturity, and the reds came in with real flesh — give this a few years in the cellar, or decant it hard if you're opening it tonight.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast duck, mushroom risotto, coq au vin, grilled lamb chops, or a washed-rind cheese like Époisses.

Tasting Profile

Dark cherry and raspberry with a smoky flint edge and sweet spice from the oak. Medium-bodied, fine-grained tannins, fresh acidity, savory finish. Young and tightly wound.

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