Sancerre Les Lorys® Sancerre. Les Lorys. Marquis de Goulaine, Loire Valley 2015 75cl – 2097645486131

Made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape this is an expressive wine with a smooth, well balanced style. It has ripe, gooseberry aromas with flinty flavours and a fresh palate of limes and grapefruits. Ideal partner for seafood and fish dishes.

Sancerre is a small appellation of the upper Loire Valley and this medieval, hilltop town is situated almost in the middle of the country in the eastern part of the Valley. The rolling limestone hills and semi- continental climate deliver rich Sauvignon Blanc with ripe gooseberry aromas and flinty flavours. All wine labelled Sancerre is made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape.

The vineyards here are planted on the south facing slopes. As a cool, semi-continental region, one of the main viticultural threats is spring time frosts. The most dominating geographical influence of Sancerre is the nearby Loire river which does help to moderate the temperature throughout most of the growing season.