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Sancerre is the nearby Loire river which flows northward past the city before it curves westward at Orleans and makes its path to the ocean. Located on the west bank of the river, Sancerre nearly faces the neighbouring wine region of Pouilly-Fumé on the
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there is more flint deposits and the wines take on more mineral and steely notes. Within
Sancerre the three villages of Bué, Chavignol and Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre (and sometimes Verdigny) have become so widely associated with distinctive and high quality wines that they are often referred to as
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may have more overt grassy notes. How the harvest is conducted will depend on where the vineyards are located. As the steep slopes on which many
Sancerre vineyards are planted make mechanical harvesting difficult, many vineyards are picked by hand. However, in the flatter vineyards located more
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According to AOC regulations, only
Sauvignon blanc and Pinot noir are permitted as AOC classified Sancerre wine. While Sauvignon blanc represents the vast majority of the area's production, Pinot noir can account for anywhere from 1/5 to 1/6 of annual production depending on the vintage. The
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Most vineyards planted on the hills around
Sancerre are on south facing slopes at altitudes between 655 and 1,310 feet (200–400 meters). The soils around the area can be roughly classified into three categories. The far western reaches heading towards Menetou-Salon have "white" soils with
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in the western reaches of the AOC, the soils tend to have more clay and produce more full bodied and rounded wines. The village of
Chavignol, located to the northwest just outside Sancerre, has light soils that include a mix of limestone and gravel which produce more perfumed wines. Near
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White
Sancerre was one of the original AOCs awarded in 1936, with the same area being designated for red wines on 23 January 1959. The AOC area has expanded fourfold over the years, most recently on 18 March 1998. The town lies on an outcrop of the chalk that runs from the
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and 22 miles (35 kilometers) northeast of
Bourges, To the northeast, the Burgundian wine region of Chablis is only 60 miles (97 kilometers) away and shares the same out cropping of chalk soil that extends all the way to the White Cliffs of Dover in
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that was usually the first to be cultivated – it was near an important town and had easy access to a navigable river. Most importantly, however, the steep sloping hills could provide the grapes with enough direct sunlight and warmth to
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Sancerre wines often have very little interaction with oak, instead spending most of their fermentation and aging period in large stainless steel or fibreglass fermentation tanks, like this from a producer in the
Sancerre village of
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devastated the area wiping out the majority of the region's vines. While some Pinot noir vines were retained most of the Gamay was lost. They were replanted with
Sauvignon Blanc, partly because it grafted better onto the American
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Sancerre is part of the "central vineyards" of the Loire Valley, so named not because they are in the center of the Loire but rather because they are nearly in the center of France. Together with neighboring
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scene as an easy drinking white wine equivalent to Beaujolais. In the late 1970s and 1980s, a wave of quality consciousness helped elevate the reputation of Sancerre as an elegant and
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note that in recent years overproduction has introduced a lot of variable quality with some Sancerre blancs producing flavor profiles that are not that much different from generic
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styles of Sauvignon blanc are more prevalent with large, leafy canopies, while producers wishing to minimize these qualities may need wide, open canopies. In cooler
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of Sancerre blanc are limited to a maximum of 60 hectoliters per hectare while Sancerre rouge and rose are restricted to maximum yields of 55 hl/ha. The minimum
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while Sancerre rouge and rosé must maintain a minimum alcohol level of 10%. Wines made outside these AOC regulations must be declassified from AOC wines to
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are made, representing approximately 20% and less than 1%, respectively, of Sancerre's total output. The basis for both the red and rosé is, as in nearby
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Sancerre's reputation for being a food friendly wine contributed to its popularity in the late 20th century as a popular wine on restaurant wine lists.
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the soil consists of marl and gravel – "les caillottes" – producing fruity, well balanced wines. And in the southwest, away from the river towards
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in Sancerre. Some producers have attempted to get around this regulation by abbreviating the name of the vineyard as part of a
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white wine that became a popular feature on restaurant lists across the globe.
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1124:pp. 271-273 Workman Publishing 2001
1068:E. McCarthy & M. Ewing-Mulligan
988:pp. 230-231 Ullmann Publishing 2008
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611:"crus" even though Sancerre is not
121:2,600 hectares (6,425 acres) (2006)
863:The Telegraph, January 28th, 2009.
586:notes. Other wine experts such as
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27:French wine from the Loire Valley
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58:Appellation d'origine contrôlée
1016:"The Oxford Companion to Wine"
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909:H. Johnson & J. Robinson
841:Sancerre: Say It With Feeling
2151:Glossary of winemaking terms
873:Clancy, Tomas (2007-01-28).
1042:p. 104, Firefly Books 2004
807:of Sancerre blanc is 10.5%
159:in the eastern part of the
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962:Vintage: The Story of Wine
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394:. Around the village of
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2046:Malolactic fermentation
911:The World Atlas of Wine
639:Sauvignon blanc grapes.
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1040:Wine Label Language
847:, April 15th, 2009.
725:Appellation details
679:Mary Ewing-Mulligan
461:, the nearby river
455:continental climate
363:continental climate
293:phylloxera epidemic
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2141:Wine bottle
2113:Other steps
2104:Wine cellar
2061:SĂĽssreserve
1753:Wine cellar
1743:Wine bottle
1684:accessories
1682:Packaging,
1641:Tempranillo
1270:Noah's wine
1250:Phoenicians
1196:Viticulture
1118:K. MacNeil
960:H. Johnson
839:E. Asimov "
814:vin de pays
755:Saint-Satur
683:New Zealand
533:and little
359:Chinon AOCs
266:fully ripen
146:French wine
100:Sub-regions
38:Wine region
2216:Loire AOCs
2020:Maceration
2010:Wine press
2000:Destemming
1951:Winemaking
1857:Wine fraud
1852:Wine fault
1837:Oenophilia
1773:Wine label
1768:Wine glass
1733:Port tongs
1631:Sangiovese
1626:Pinot noir
1586:Douce noir
1513:Rkatsiteli
1458:Chardonnay
1448:Catarratto
1422:by acreage
1396:Biodynamic
1359:Aromatized
1148:winemaking
885:2007-04-28
828:References
818:table wine
711:Washington
707:California
693:region of
687:Alto-Adige
625:wine label
584:strawberry
511:, such as
482:herbaceous
469:or single
453:As a cool
298:rootstocks
197:Pinot noir
151:(AOC) for
134:Pinot noir
1972:Noble rot
1862:Winemaker
1842:Sommelier
1778:Wine rack
1758:Wine cork
1748:Wine cave
1738:Screw cap
1708:Corkscrew
1673:New World
1668:Old World
1646:Zinfandel
1621:Mourvèdre
1528:Trebbiano
1468:Colombard
1369:Noble rot
1349:Fortified
1327:Sparkling
1294:New World
767:Thauvenay
703:New World
580:raspberry
562:Crézancy.
501:harvested
396:Chavignol
392:limestone
209:Champagne
193:Champagne
108:Chavignol
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1718:Jug wine
1713:Decanter
1703:Box wine
1601:Isabella
1596:Grenache
1576:Carignan
1523:SĂ©millon
1508:Riesling
1503:Palomino
1246:Ancient
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1224:Veraison
1209:Oenology
820:such as
771:Veaugues
751:Montigny
743:Crézancy
699:Semillon
685:and the
665:gunflint
621:Burgundy
617:Bordeaux
513:pyrazine
486:vintages
419:perfumes
353:and the
343:Muscadet
300:. After
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189:Burgundy
180:Sancerre
157:Sancerre
142:Sancerre
31:Sancerre
2171:Terroir
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1959:Harvest
1904:Outline
1728:Muselet
1690:storage
1581:Cinsaut
1556:Barbera
1483:Macabeo
1443:Aligoté
1401:Organic
1391:Natural
1344:Dessert
1289:Georgia
1239:History
1219:Terroir
1214:Species
856:J. Ray
741:, Bué,
657:acidity
572:peaches
526:terroir
431:mineral
380:England
355:Vouvray
277:Bourges
261:terroir
243:History
237:unoaked
221:terroir
213:Chablis
165:Orléans
90:Part of
72:Country
2136:Winery
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1723:Kvevri
1611:Merlot
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1406:Kosher
1382:Other
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375:Nevers
306:bistro
257:Romans
84:France
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2086:Aging
1636:Syrah
1591:Gamay
1561:Bobal
1473:Glera
1438:Airén
1430:White
1386:Table
1374:Straw
1364:Fruit
1322:White
1265:China
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784:cuvée
775:Vinon
715:Chile
695:Italy
553:Wines
471:Guyot
463:Loire
427:silex
423:flint
367:frost
351:Tours
285:Gamay
144:is a
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