Domaine Sautereau Sancerre Rose 2025

Domaine Sautereau Sancerre Rose

Region: Loire, France

Vintage: 2025

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Pinot Noir

ABV: 12.5%

A pale salmon pink in colour, with intense aromas of strawberry, raspberry and a touch of citrus fruit on the nose. The palate of this gastronomic and vinous rosé from Pinot Noir is balanced between bright freshness and generous mouthfeel, ending on a long and salivating finish.

The Domaine's 22 hectares of vineyard are situated mainly in Crézancy, with a tiny proportion located in Bué and the village of Sancerre itself. The range of soils in this area gives David an excellent selection of different blending components for the wine, giving more complex and varied flavours. The 2024 rosé blends fruit from vineyard plots on two different soil types: chalky ‘caillottes’ soils in the village of Bué and Kimmeridgian limestone in Crézancy.

A light pressing and cool fermentation of the delicate Pinot Noir fruit ensured retention of the pure, red fruit character. Like David Sautereau's Sancerre Blanc, the wine was fermented in stainless-steel vats and bottled a few months after the harvest for extra freshness.

The Sautereau family have produced wine in the village of Crézancy, seven kilometres southwest of Sancerre since 1683. Today, the winery is run by the family's tenth generation, David Sautereau, who makes modern, attractive wines that offer excellent value for money. His careful, orderly approach in his small, immaculate cellar is reflected in the purity of his wines which he describes as “sincere Sancerre”.