Domaine Lucien Crochet 2023 Pinot Rose, Sancerre AOC

Item Number: 20330

UPC: 0-811644010467

Country: France
Region: Loire
Sub Region: Centre-Loire
Appellation/AVA: Sancerre AOC
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vintage: 2023
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Rose
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13
Viticulture: Practicing Organic

Our stalwart partner in Sancerre produces wines of impeccable focus, mouthwatering minerality, and outstanding concentration from their sizable holdings in Bué, in the heart of the appellation. Crochet’s complex and age-worthy Sancerre Rosé is pure Pinot Noir, from vines planted in Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian limestone. It is harvested by hand (a rare practice in Sancerre), pressed directly, and aged on its fine lees in stainless steel for six months. Vinous without being at all overbearing, it offers the visceral salinity of the domaine’s white wines alongside the red-fruited elegance of Pinot Noir from these distinctive soils.

Vintage Notes: Though far-removed distance-wise from the south of France, the Loire Valley was not spared 2023’s numerous viticulture challenges. While early spring was relatively dry here in contrast to the south, the season became rainy toward the end of June, ramping up mildew pressure and requiring significant green harvesting to avoid overproduction. Harvest conditions were warm and wet—an unpleasant combination that required growers to work with unduly quickness, to drop loads of fruit, and to stop and start frequently. At the end of the day, however, the Loire rosés of 2023—like their southern counterparts—are fresh and breezy, with modest alcohol levels yet with ample concentration.