Lucien Crochet Sancerre Le Chene Marchand 2015 wwe 96 Points - James Halliday

96 Points - James Halliday

It's still Marsanne-based

with apple-skin fruit tannins tucking everything in and the lees ageing for savoury mouthfeel

the soil profile creates masculine tannins and richness through the palate

Lucien Crochet Sancerre Le Chene Marchand 2015 wwe 96 Points - James HallidayThis wine is produced from vineyards in the village of Bu (principally the Clos du Chene Marchand) that are planted uniquely to clay limestone soils, known as caillottes and griottes which yield a wine of particularly fine quality and exceptional length. Usually harvested earlier than the other cuves because of the excellent exposure of the vines to the sun, Le Chene maintains an elegant acidity in support of the ripe fruit of these well positioned