Loire Valley

Sancerre Rouge

B. Millet

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Sancerre

Variety

100% Pinot Noir

High-toned Pinot, a light and classic Sancerre red.

Vinification

A first sorting of the grapes is performed pre-harvest followed by a second sorting during the harvest. Maceration adapted to each vintage. Separation of the free-run wine and the press wine. Malolactic fermentation

Elevage50% of the wine by volume undergoes oak barrel maturation and 50% matured in stainless steel vats

Harvest typeMachine Harvested

Fining/FilteringFiltrering

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...