SANCERRE
2014 Chavignol Domaine Vincent Delaporte
| Grapes | Sauv Blanc |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Loire |
| Sub-district | Sancerre |
| Village | Chavignol |
| ABV | 13% |
Matthieu says this is the best vintage ever made at the domaine - that is fighting talk from such a brilliant producer who consistently bangs out brilliant wine year after year. When I visited just before the harvest in September 2014 it was clear the fruit was in great condition, so it is no real surprise they have made such a good wine. A full flavoured muscular wine from classic 'silex' (silica) soils, not as overtly Sauvignony as those grown on the chalk soils to the west, nor as firmly dry as the wines from the limestone of Bué. A perfect balance of fruit and firm minerality. This wine is composed of vines with an average age of 30-35 years. Thanks to a diversity of soils types, principally flint and limestone and a strict blending of wines from 28 plots, which adds finesse, aromatic complexity and minerality to this wine. L&S (Dec 2014)
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Delicate but distinctive Sauvignon character on the nose – stony, chalky and smells somehow prickly but not fizzy. Arrow-like on the palate but the edges softened by gentle fruit. Beautifully balanced Sancerre with impressive fruit depth. Rating: 16.5 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Dec 2015)
Racy and stony with a serious dry finish. Correct. For a hot day? Drinking range: 2015 - 2018 Rating: 16/20 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Aug 2015)
This small family concern has been delighting connoisseurs ever since it was stocked by Stephen Spurrier in his famous Caves de la Madeleine shop in Paris in the ’70s. The 2014 has a full, waxy purity of fruit, with a bright, clean finish.Will Lyons, The Wall Street Journal (Jun 2015)
Domaine Delaporte
Patrick and I first visited Vincent Delaporte in 1986, a memorable end to a long day, we finished by tasting older and older red and white Sancerres. His wines were in Steven Spurrier's selection for the Caves de la Madeleine, where I had worked several years earlier, and the London end of which Patrick was running at the time. They have featured in the Lea & Sandeman selection since our very first list. The domaine passed to Vincent's son Jean-Yves and his wife Nathalie, and now their son Matthieu is in charge, after a 'stage' at L&S in the summer of 2012, and taken over the winemaking role. They have recently incorporated the vines of Matthieu's uncle, giving them three new jewels in the crown, decent holdings in the Monts Damnés and La Côte d'Amigny (also known as 'La Grande Côte'(white) and Cul de Beaujeu (red).
Matthieu has taken the domaine in the direction of organic farming, although he still hesitates over going for certification. He has stopped buying new barrels, and stopped using cultured yeasts, sometimes allowing malolactic fermentation to occur. Levels of sulphur are kept to the barest minimum. (Charles Lea.)
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2023 SANCERRE Chavignol Domaine Vincent Delaporte
Loire France 13% White
Sauvignon Blanc.
This is a stunning wine from the off, with aromas of crushed chalk, orange blossom and ripe citrus fruits. In the mouth the wine is textured and complex, with rich acid balancing a core of ripe citrus fruit, aromatic her...(read more)
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