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Lucien Crochet Sancerre Rosé 2025 750ml
🇫🇷 Hand-harvested Pinot Noir — Kimmeridgian limestone Sancerre Rosé
Lucien Crochet · Sancerre Rosé · Pinot Noir · Loire Valley · 2025
In Bué — one of Sancerre's most celebrated villages — the Crochet family has been growing Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc on Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian limestone for generations. Gilles Crochet, who trained at the legendary Domaine Dujac in Morey-Saint-Denis before returning to the family estate in 1983, brings a Burgun...Show More >
Lucien Crochet · Sancerre Rosé · Pinot Noir · Loire Valley · 2025
In Bué — one of Sancerre's most celebrated villages — the Crochet family has been growing Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc on Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian limestone for generations. Gilles Crochet, who trained at the legendary Domaine Dujac in Morey-Saint-Denis before returning to the family estate in 1983, brings a Burgundian sensibility to everything he makes. His Sancerre Rosé is one of the appellation's finest: 100% Pinot Noir, hand-harvested (a rare practice in Sancerre), direct-pressed, and aged six months on fine lees in stainless steel. No shortcuts, no compromises — just the visceral salinity and mineral precision that Crochet's limestone terroir delivers vintage after vintage. At $34.99, this is Sancerre Rosé at its most serious and most rewarding.
Pale pink in the glass with a nose of stunning intensity: vineyard peach, white pepper, and a subtle spicy lift that opens with aeration into citrus zest and fresh orange. Frank on the attack, the palate is both juicy and crisp — indulgent peach fruit supported by lively citrus and a fine, freshness-driven balance. The finish is long and persistent, with a refreshing return of menthol and mineral salinity. Drink now through 2028.
“Vinous without being at all overbearing, it offers the visceral salinity of the domaine’s white wines alongside the red-fruited elegance of Pinot Noir from these distinctive soils.”
— Vinous
- Producer: Domaine Lucien Crochet
- Vintage: 2025
- Appellation: Sancerre AOC, Loire Valley, France
- Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
- Soils: Oxfordian & Kimmeridgian limestone · Bué, Sancerre
- Vinification: Hand harvested · Direct press · 6 months on fine lees in stainless steel
- Size: 750ml
- Tasting Notes: Vineyard peach, white pepper, citrus zest, orange, juicy palate, mineral salinity, menthol finish
- Cellar Potential: Drink now through 2028
- Food Pairings: Grilled salmon, tuna tartare, chèvre, summer vegetable tart, light charcuterie
Hand-harvested Pinot Noir, Kimmeridgian limestone, and six months on lees — Sancerre Rosé as it was meant to be made.
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Wine Information:
Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub-Region: Bué
Appellation: Sancerre
Variety: Pinot Noir
Type: Rosé
Size: 750ml
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