Domaine Vincent Pinard Sancerre Le Château 2023 Bottle (75cl)
The 2023 Sancerre Blanc Le Château from Domaine Vincent Pinard is crafted from 100% Sauvignon Blanc in the Sancerre appellation of the Loire Valley. This single-parcel cuvée comes from the Le Château lieu-dit in the village of Bué. The vines rest on caillottes—limestone stones characteristic of the Sancerre region—with a limestone subsoil, delivering a precise interpretation of this terroir. A single-vineyard Sancerre blanc centered on the expression of Sauvignon Blanc and its geological origin.
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 Château
- 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 Château
Le Château is a white Sancerre made from Sauvignon Blanc, originating from a single-plot selection located in Bué. The vines, planted in 1971 and 1972, grow on caillottes and a lower Kimmeridgian limestone subsoil. The wine is aged for 10 to 12 months in demi-muids.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name comes from the lieu-dit "Le Château" in Bué, from which the grapes originate.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2014
- Style of the cuvée
- A deep, concentrated, and structured white Sancerre, characterized by limestone tension, a broad texture, and significant aging potential.
- Position within the range
- A high-end single-plot selection among the estate's great white Sancerres.
Histoire de la cuvée
The grapes from this plot were previously blended into the Nuance cuvée. The plot was later isolated to produce Le Château, whose first documented vintage is 2014.
