Lucien Crochet, Sancerre Blanc "Le Chene Marchand", 2020 Walter Scott 2023 Note: The estate no longer

Note: The estate no longer exists as a separate label—it was purchased by Domaine Clarence Dillon (owners of Haut-Brion) in July 2013 and merged into Château Quintus

This is a resurrection in a bottle—literally

while deeper herbal notes—sage

The 2023 is generous and zesty

Lucien Crochet, Sancerre Blanc "Le Chene Marchand", 2020 Walter Scott 2023 Note: The estate no longerThe flagship white from one of Sancerre's most respected old guard houses, in a vintage now hitting its stride. Domaine Lucien Crochet, based in the village of Bu, owns one of the great holdings on the famous Le Chne Marchand slope Bu's Kimmeridgian and Oxfordian limestone outcrop, in the heart of Sancerre's most age worthy terroir. Harvest is early to preserve acid, the wine stays ten months on the lees for textural depth, and around 15% sees large