Producer:
Grape Variety:
100% Pinot Noir
Tasting Note:
The Sancerre Rouge Oriane 2016 from Domaine Gérard Boulay comes from a plot planted on the Cheneaux hillside, where Pinot Noir has been planted since the Middle Ages. This cuvée was thought out and made in tribute to the great Burgundian winemaker Henri Jayer. According to the latter's style, the winemaking method is minimally interventionist. The Pinot Noir is infused for a long time, with almost no punching down or pumping over. The aging then continues in barrels with 50% new barrels.
Vinification:
Gerard Boulay is one of the greats of this tiny village and produces some of the most distinctive and sublime wines in Sancerre. He produces 60,000 bottles of fine wine from 11 hectares with Organic Viticulture.
Scores:
94 Points Falstaff