2017 Sancerre Chambrates

From a plateau on limestone covered by red clay soils, Vacheron's 2017 Sancerre Chambrates is discreet in its still yeasty but elegant and refined bouquet that is vegetal and stony rather than fruity but will open up with aeration. Silky, round and elegant on the first contact with the tongue, this is a full-bodied, intense, textural and complex Sancerre with a dense fruit core and a yeasty layer that adds mouthfeel. However, the wine remains clearly defined, mineral and crisp, with a firm and salty-crispy finish. This is another classic, and it has a rather coolish character. Tasted in February 2021.