Domaine Gerard Fiou Sancerre Blanc AOP "Le Grand Roc" 2023

Florent Bourgeois passionately upholds his family's winemaking legacy at Domaine Gérard Fiou. He meticulously tends to the vineyard and winery, crafting wines that exemplify the estate's commitment to high standards and precision.

Since 2013, Florent has managed Domaine Gérard Fiou, drawing on his family heritage, background, and global winemaking experiences to create expressive and exceptional terroir wines, renowned among Sancerre's finest. The Domaine, spanning 9.8 hectares, is planted with Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.

Situated on a flinty hillside with clay-siliceous soil in Saint-Satur, near the Loire River and the peak of Sancerre, this estate benefits from the rare and distinctive flint terroir, making up 20% of Sancerre's terroirs, alongside "terres blanches" (40%) and "caillottes" (40%)

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from a parcel of old vines averaging 60 years old. Coming from plots with good southeast exposure in Saint-Satur, grown on particularly rich clay-silica soils

Taste Profile: With its "flint" aromas, its concentration and its finesse, "Le Grand Roc" will surprise you for many years (6-8 years). Powerful aromas of gunflint & a spicy bouquet, it has a bolder honeyed tone compared to Gerard Fiou's cuvee

Winemaking Process: Part of the wine is vinified in vats and another part in new oak barrels. The wine is then matured on its fine lees for 10 months, with regular stirring of the lees to bring them back into suspension.