Roblin Sancerre 'Terres Blanches'

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Roblin Sancerre 'Terres Blanches'

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Roblin Sancerre 'Terres Blanches' has vibrant aromas of green apple and citrus. The palate is complex with ripe citrus and pear fruit, pithy grapefruit notes and an appealing stony edge to the long finish. The grapes were picked early to maintain their freshness.

Pair Roblin Sancerre 'Terres Blanches' with a wide variety of seafood dishes especially halibut, the delicate clean freshness of the fish matches the wine beautifully.  Seafood salads work perfectly too with the green herbaceousness of the salad and the wine finding harmony.  Keeping it simple Roblin Sancerre 'Terres Blanches' is great with a cheeseboard.

Grape Sauvignon Blanc
Style Dry, Medium Bodied, Fresh, Minerality, Elegant, Green Fruit, Citrus
Country France
Region Sancerre, Loire Valley
Volume 75cl
ABV 12.5%
Dietary Vegetarian, Vegan,, Sustainable

 


About the region and producer

The small village of Maimbray, just to the north of Sancerre itself, is home to both Domaine Roblin and to Domaine du Pré Semelé. In fact the Roblins are just across the road from the Raimbaults and share a similar story of two brothers – 4th generation Matthias and Emile in this case – taking over from their father and implementing new ideas to move the family domaine forward.

They have a total of 19 hectares of vines with a terroir made up of Kimmeridgian and Portlandian chalky clay (Terres Blanches) soils, spread across 45 separate parcels of vines, on the slopes around the villages of Maimbray and Sury-en-Vaux. Their vineyards are planted with 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Pinot Noir, and in the winery their intervention is minimal: gravity does the work of pumps, and the wines see long lees ageing. The wine style is very pure, fruit-forward yet fine, and really top quality.

Vineyard and Wine Making

Produced from the family's 19 hectares of vines growing in 'terres blanches' - chalky clay - soil. Vineyards are worked sustainably, organically where possible. It was cool-fermented in stainless steel and aged upon its lees for 5 months.

Vineyards are worked with the greatest of respect to the environment; no chemical pesticides or herbicides are used; carbon dioxide emissions are kept as low as possible; there is crop cover between rows of vines to help combat soil erosion; and green harvesting is practised to restrain yields and improve ripeness. In July 2020 the Domaine became HVE level 3 certified.

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  • Monday to Friday: 10:00 to 18:00
  • Saturday: 10:00 to 17:00

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Scott Robertson

Another winner.