Laporte Sancerre Le Rochoy 2023

Description

Laporte Sancerre Le Rochoy 2023

Pale gold in color with silver highlights, and offering crystal-clear clarity, the nose features iodine and mineral aromas reminiscent of its flint-rich terroir, while notes of passion fruit add an exotic touch. Le Rochoy surprises on the palate, with an elegant structure that combines roundness and liveliness, and opens with a subtle salinity. Pair with lobster papillotes, chicken with citrus marinades, or scallop carpaccio.

Marked by its charming hilltop village in the easternmost territory of the Loire, Sancerre is famous for its racy, vivacious, citrus-dominant Sauvignon blanc. Its enormous popularity in 1970s French bistros led to its success as the go-to restaurant white around the globe in the 1980s.

While the region claims a continental climate, noted for short, hot summers and long, cold winters, variations in topography—rolling hills and steep slopes from about 600 to 1,300 feet in elevation—with great soil variations, contribute the variations in character in Sancerre Sauvignon blancs.