Domaine Vincent Pinard Sancerre Chêne Marchand 2023 Bottle (75cl)
The 2023 Chêne Marchand from Domaine Vincent Pinard is a white Sancerre from the Loire, crafted from 100% Sauvignon Blanc. This cuvée comes from a single-parcel selection in the lieu-dit Chêne Marchand, in the village of Bué. The vines root themselves in the caillottes and characteristic limestone stones of the Sancerrois over a limestone subsoil, an origin that marks the precise identity of this terroir-driven white.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Loire
- Appellation
- Sancerre
- Producteur / Domaine
- Vincent Pinard
- Cuvée
- Le Chêne Marchand
- Millésime
- 2023
Vincent Pinard
Located in Bué, in the heart of the Sancerrois region, Domaine Vincent Pinard is currently run by brothers Florent and Clément Pinard. Its 17 hectares are divided between 12.5 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and 4.5 hectares of Pinot Noir, on limestone and clay-limestone terroirs. The estate notably produces the cuvées Nuance, Chêne Marchand, Charlouise, Vendanges Entières, and Narpi, with vinification and aging tailored to the different parcels.
- Owner
- Famille Pinard
- Surface (ha)
- 17.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 100000
Histoire du domaine
The Pinard family has been established in Bué for over twenty generations. At the beginning of the 20th century, Armand Pinard practiced mixed farming and cultivated about three hectares of vines, alongside a small production of Crottin de Chavignol cheese. His son Charles took over the farm in 1945, when, devastated at the end of the Second World War, it no longer had any winemaking equipment. He revived the activity and notably shipped wine in barrels to Paris in the early 1960s. Vincent Pinard succeeded his father in the early 1970s and gradually expanded the vineyard through the leasing or acquisition of family land: the estate reached 12 hectares in the 1980s, then 15 hectares in the 2000s. The next generation, represented by his sons Florent and Clément Pinard, now manages the estate, which spans 17 hectares. La Revue du vin de France indicates organic certification was obtained in 2024.
Le Chêne Marchand
Single-parcel white Sancerre made from Sauvignon Blanc grown on the lieu-dit Chêne Marchand in Bué. Its Upper Oxfordian terroir combines caillottes (small limestone pebbles) with a limestone subsoil. The estate ages it for 10 to 12 months in demi-muids, without fining or filtration.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name comes from the lieu-dit Chêne Marchand, in Bué, from which this cuvée is a parcel selection.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2007
- Style of the cuvée
- Terroir-driven white Sancerre, structured, deep and taut, marked by a limestone expression, fine bitterness, and a strong overall aging potential.
- Position within the range
- One of the estate's four white parcel selections and one of its flagship cuvées.
Histoire de la cuvée
Chêne Marchand has been vinified separately since the 2007 vintage to individually express this lieu-dit in Bué. This creation is part of the development of parcel selections led by Clément and Florent Pinard.
