Chateau du Nozay, Sancerre 2018 Zinfandel When our longtime partner Château

When our longtime partner Château Soucherie changed hands in the late 2000s

it is among the most precocious

eager for an opportunity to engage new terroir with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as his lens

6 grams per liter

Unlike 2014 where we used some whole clusters for a few wines

Chateau du Nozay, Sancerre 2018 Zinfandel When our longtime partner ChâteauDomaine du Nozay Sancerre Chateau du Nozay: Cyril produces a separate cuvee from the estates oldest and best exposed vines closest to the chateau itself. As of 2016, the vines for the Chateau du Nozay are 45 years old, and while the wine possesses the same almost Chablis like carriage as the Domaine bottling, the intensity and depth are noticeably ratcheted up here. While its still lean and punchy, the vines diet of more sun and deeper subsoils