Loire Valley

Pouilly-Fumé

B. Millet

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Pouilly-Fume

Variety

100% Sauvignon Blanc

Well-rounded Sauvignon Blanc with passion fruit notes from the Millet's proprietary Pouilly-Fumé holdings.

Viticulture

Soil type

50% Clay-limestone and 50% flint soils

Vinification

Static racking of the must. Slow, low temperature alcoholic fermentation in thermoregulated stainless steel vats for 7 to 10 weeks. No malolactic fermentation. Stirring of the lees for 3 to 5 weeks

Harvest typeMachine Harvested

Fining/FilteringLight filtration

More about
the producer

B. Millet

Founded in 1991

22 hectares

B. Millet, a 22-hectare estate based in Bué, is a third-generation Sancerre producer run by husband and wife team Betty and Franck Millet. In Sancerre, there is a mix of limestone and chalk terroirs - the majority of the domaine’s white vineyards are located on limestone, which accentuates the minerality that Sancerre is famous for, and the majority of red vineyards are located on clay, which is well suited for Pinot Noir. Millet produces Sancerre Blanc, as well as a beautiful Sancerre Rouge and Rosé. These are classic, archetypal Sancerre: the white combines a core of bracing acidity and focused minerality, marked by aromatic citrus and herbal notes. Ageing is done in stainless steel for the whites and rosés, and a mix of stainless steel and neutral oak for the reds. In the vineyard, wo...