Loire Valley

Sancerre Rouge

Henri Bailly

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Label

Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Sancerre

Variety

Pinot Noir

Henri Bailly's Sancerre Rouge is a beautiful, light-bodied Loire Valley Pinot Noir aged in stainless steel tanks (not in barrels). The wine is not trying to be Burgundy, and it is delicious because it stays true to the elegant, refreshing Pinot Noirs that have existed in the region for centuries.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Vineyards in Bué, Chavignol, Saint Satur, Vinon, and Vogues

Soil type

"Terres Blanches" with limestone "caillottes" and flinty silex

Vine age1980s

Vineyard size2 ha Pinot Noir

AltitudeSloping hills with steep slopes up to 50%

Vinification

100% destemmed, fermentation in stainless steel tanks

ElevageStainless steel tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

Total production average13,000 bottles

UPC Code Bottle46139083828

More about
the producer

Henri Bailly

Founded in 1950s

10 hectares

The Bailly family is one of the oldest names in the village of Bué, and a plenitude of Baillys have been growing grapes and making wine there for at least eight generations. Bué is particularly known for the limestone “Terres Blanches” (white soils), and is marked by its famous vineyard amphitheatre, where Henri Bailly planted his first vineyards in the 1950s.

Today, the Henri Bailly wines are vinified by his nephew, Jean-Jacques Auchère, who has since added vines from the surrounding villages of Chavignol, Saint-Satur, Vinon, and Vogues. As a result, the 10 hectares of vineyards encompass the three types of typical Sancerre soil types: clay-limestone “Terres Blanches”, limestone “Caillottes,” and flint, locally referred to as “silex.” These varying soils result in compl...