Chateau du Petit Thouars Chinon Blanc 'Le Clos' 2024 Sancerre and for good reason—it encompasses

and for good reason—it encompasses a panoply of seemingly at-odds characteristics with ease

After manual harvest

with full southern exposure in the commune of Ghemme

the vineyard faces north-northeast but this exposure works to produce a wine of great finesse with superb aging potential

17-hectare sliver of this outsized grand cru

Chateau du Petit Thouars Chinon Blanc 'Le Clos' 2024 Sancerre and for good reason—it encompassesPetit Thouarss white wine comes from a 0. 75 hectare plot of Chenin Blanc planted in 2010 within the confines of an ancient wall immediately behind the chateau itself (hence the name of the cuve). Situated in the southwest limit of the appellation close to Saumur Champigny, the soils here are more suited to the production of white wine than vineyards further northeast. Fermentations start naturally, sometimes in stainless steel tanks and sometimes in