Domaine des Caves du Prieuré : Sancerre 2025

Tasting Characteristics and Recommendations for the Sancerre 2025 Domaine des Caves du Prieuré

Tasting

Color

The wine displays a pale straw-yellow color, often brightened by subtle green highlights, typical of a young Sauvignon Blanc raised without any oak influence.

Nose

The nose opens on fresh citrus notes, particularly grapefruit and lemon zest, layered with delicate white flowers and a touch of ripe stone fruit such as pear and peach. A subtle herbal freshness and a discreet mineral undertone complete this expressive bouquet.

Palate

The palate is crisp and lively, driven by a vibrant acidity that gives the wine great energy. The texture stays light and precise, with citrus and orchard fruit flavors echoing the nose, before a long, saline and mineral finish that reflects the limestone terroir of Sancerre.

Serving and cellaring

The Sancerre 2025 Domaine des Caves du Prieuré is best enjoyed chilled, so that its natural freshness and minerality can fully express themselves. As with most Sancerre whites, it can be appreciated in its youth, when its fruit and vivacity are at their peak.

A Sancerre from the Loire Valley, Shaped by Domaine des Caves du Prieuré's Chalky Terroir

The Estate

Domaine des Caves du Prieuré was founded in 1971 by Jacques and Geneviève Guillerault in Crézancy-en-Sancerre, in the heart of the Loire Valley, within an eighteenth-century former winemaking cellar that gave the estate its name. Today, the property is run by Gilles Guillerault and Sébastien Fargette, who have modernized the vineyard's practices, notably through grassing between the rows and certified organic farming obtained in 2022, while keeping the estate's family spirit intact.

The Vineyard

The Sancerre grapes come from vineyards planted around Reigny and neighboring villages within the Sancerre appellation, on a mosaic of limestone-based soils known locally as caillottes, griottes and terres blanches. The plots benefit from south and southwest-facing exposures, with an average vine age of around forty years. The estate relies exclusively on its own fruit, harvested by hand, without ever purchasing grapes from outside growers.

Winemaking and aging

For the Sancerre 2025, the grapes undergo a brief skin contact before pressing, allowing for gentle aromatic extraction while preserving purity of fruit. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at a carefully controlled, low temperature, with no use of oak at any stage, in order to keep the wine's freshness and varietal expression intact.

Grape Varieties

This wine is made from 100 % sauvignon blanc.