Winery Overview
This cuvée was born from the meeting of Eric Louis, Sancerre wine-grower and wine-merchant, and Sophie Bertin, a woman deeply rooted in the Sancerre region. Sophie means wisdom in Greek, and Sophie shared not only her wisdom but also challenged Eric in their winemaking. “Dare I not?” Sophie often asked, and Eric would reply, “Challenge accepted!” Together they created a more feminine cuvée with suppleness, subtlety and great elegance. Sophie’s wine was born!
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Viticulture
Sourced from vineyards near the river Cher, west of Sancerre. The vineyards are farmed in a sustainable fashion (Lutte raisonnée, grass cover, no herbicide / pesticide, pruning & green harvest to limit yields). The vines are trained double guyot, fruit is harvested by machine. Average yield is 70 hl/ha
Vinification
The blend is 80% pinot noir, 20% côt. Immediately after having been harvested, the grapes are pressed slowly in order to extract all the aromatic power. Short contact time between the grape juice and the skin for the color. Fermentation occurs via indigenous yeast in cooled stainless steel tanks and then the wine is matured slowly on its fine lees until spring when bottled. The wine is fined (bentonite / vegan) and lightly filtered. Total SO2 90mg/l