Loire Valley

Sancerre Rouge Les Renarderies

Cherrier Frères

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Sancerre

Variety

Pinot Noir

Sancerre Rouge is ardently loved by a few fans, and largely ignored by most wine drinkers in favor of the much more famous white. Made from Pinot Noir, this is a light-bodied, earthy red that is delicious served slightly chilled alongside a light meal.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Silex, Terre Blanche, Caillotes

Soil type

Three soil types of Sancerre - Silex (Flint), Terre Blanche (Clay-Limestone), and Caillottes (Gravelly Clay-Limestone)

Vine age3-70 years old

Vineyard size20 hectares total

Vinification

Machine harvest, vinifcation with selected and native yeasts in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks, parcels kept separate by type of terroir during vinifcation until final blending

Harvest typeMachine Harvested

Additional info

Total production average150,000 bottles total in Sancerre

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...