2023 Sancerre Blanc Frétoy Domaine Tinel-Blondelet

Sancerre is a wine that creates two camps in society: the "tourists" who prefer uncomplicated, fresh wines with a green aroma - characteristics that make the youthful Sauvignon particularly attractive. And the "connoisseurs" who appreciate not only fine notes of flowers and white peach, but also complexity and depth in the wine.

Annick Tinel-Blondelet, who is the 12th generation to run her family's winery, has clearly chosen the second group. Her vines thrive on the typical, barren flint soils of the Loire Valley, which are very demanding on the vines - ideal for the demanding Sauvignon grape. The wine is only vinified when the grapes have reached their optimum level of ripeness, which may be a challenge for some connoisseurs.