Loire Valley

Menetou-Salon Rouge

Cherrier Frères

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Menetou-Salon

Variety

Pinot Noir

Menetou-Salon is often seen as the "little brother" to Sancerre. In the 2010, Jean-Marie and François Cherrier took over a ten hectare property in Menetou-Salon and began applying their géo-biology philosophy to the farming and winemaking. The results are great value bottles of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir that are the perfect antidote to an empty glass.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Menetou-Salon

Soil type

Jurassic Limestone

Vine age15-50 years old

Vineyard size10 hectares total

PruningShort pruning

Vinification

machine harvest, vinification with selected and native yeasts in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks

Elevage4-10 months on fine lees in stainless steel tanks

Harvest typeMachine Harvested

Additional info

Total production average70,000 bottles total in Menetou Salon

More about
the producer

Cherrier Frères

Founded in 1848

28 hectares

Based in Verdigny, the Cherrier brothers farm 20 hectares of vines spread over five different villages around Sancerre, as well as 10 hectares of vines in Menetou-Salon. The diversity of vineyard sites allows them to blend Sauvignon Blanc from the three types of soil typical of the region, which creates harmonious and balanced wines. Silex (flint) brings minerality and flintiness, while Terre Blanche, or Kimmeridgean marl (clay with limestone underneath) brings richness, and Caillottes (gravelly limestone) brings acidity.

Since 1994, François and Jean-Marie Cherrier have established a sustainable viticulture regimen which uses ecological techniques, including using cover crops in the vineyards, eliminating chemical fertilizers and vinification products, and implementing g...