An impressively mineral Sancerre.
Production
The Enclos de Maimbray is a single vineyard on Portlandian clay and Kimmeridgian chalk. High density planting of 7000 vines per hectare and average vine age of 25 years brings wine with great intensity. Yield between 50 and 60 hectolitres per hectare. Light fining and filtration before bottling. Gentle pneumatic press followed by settling before temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel at 15-20°C for 3 weeks. Kept on fine lees for 6 months with periodic lees stirring to provide body and texture.
Domaine Roblin Sancerre Blanc ‘Enclos de Maimbray’ 2023 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Structured with high acidity, this single vineyard wine is classic Sancerre; notes of blackcurrant leaves and gooseberries with a lean and mineral profile.
Food match
Lovely as an aperitif, as well as with seafood, fish, white meat, and goats cheese.
Info
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ABV
13%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
LOIRE, FRANCE
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GRAPE
SAUVIGNON BLANC 100%
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FEATURES
VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, SUSTAINABLE
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CLOSURE
CORK
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WINEMAKER
MATTHIAS & EMILE ROBLIN
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APPELLATION
SANCERRE
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
The small village of Maimbray, just to the north of Sancerre itself, is home to both Domaine Roblin and to Domaine du Pré Semelé. In fact the Roblins are just across the road from the Raimbaults and share a similar story of two brothers – 4th generation Matthias and Emile in this case – taking over from their father and implementing new ideas to move the family domaine forward.
They have a total of 19 hectares of vines with a terroir made up of Kimmeridgian and Portlandian chalky clay (Terres Blanches) soils, spread across 45 separate parcels of vines, on the slopes around the villages of Maimbray and Sury-en-Vaux. Their vineyards are planted with 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Pinot Noir, and in the winery their intervention is minimal: gravity does the work of pumps, and the wines see long lees ageing. The wine style is very pure, fruit-forward yet fine, and really top quality.
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