Vincent Gaudry, Sancerre Rouge Les Vignes de Chavignol, 2022 so102824 test and fluid without lacking freshness

and fluid without lacking freshness

and smoke—layered

Supremely balanced

and matures tannins to silky elegance

Vincent Gaudry, Sancerre Rouge Les Vignes de Chavignol, 2022 so102824 test and fluid without lacking freshnessYes, Sancerre makes red, and in the right hands it's some of the Loire's most compelling Pinot Noir. Vincent Gaudry was the first Sancerre grower to earn Demeter biodynamic certification, and this bottling comes from old vine plots in the famed hamlet of Chavignol, using a rare small berried strain known as "pinot fin." Whole cluster fermented with native yeasts and raised in used barrels, it's a delicate, terroir driven red built on chalk. For anyone