Domaine Fournier Sancerre Les Belles Vignes 2023
Domaine Fournier
Domaine Fournier's Les Belles Vignes captures the essence of Sancerre without pretension — pure Sauvignon Blanc expressed through limestone terroir. The 2023 vintage brings excellent ripeness balanced by racy acidity, making this an ideal summer white that pairs as well with a simple seafood platter as it does with a Tuesday evening on the porch.
Nose
Crisp gooseberry and fresh-cut grass jump from the glass, followed by white grapefruit zest and a delicate floral note. A chalky mineral quality threads through the fruit, signaling the Kimmeridgian limestone beneath the vines.
Palate
Lean and focused. The palate mirrors the nose with gooseberry and citrus leading, but adds a textural richness from brief lees contact. A green apple acidity provides the backbone, while subtle herbal nuances — green pepper and a hint of mint — add complexity to the mid-palate.
Finish
Clean and refreshing, with citrus and chalk minerality lingering alongside a final note of green apple.
- Varietal
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Blend
- 100% Sauvignon Blanc
- Vineyards
- Les Belles Vignes vineyard on Kimmeridgian limestone, Verdigny, Sancerre
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
- Skin Contact
- No
Food Pairing
Fresh Crottin de Chavignol with crusty bread and radishes
Claude Fournier and his son Laurent farm old vines on some of Sancerre's most prized limestone slopes near Verdigny, practicing sustainable viticulture to let the terroir speak through their unoaked, classically styled Sauvignon Blanc.
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