107 Sancerre AC 2009
Domaine Croix Saint Ursin, Sylvain Bailly

Grape:100% Sauvignon (13.5% alc.)

Bailly’s classic Sancerre has a typical gun-flint nose and steely fruit. The vines are planted on the steep well-exposed slopes of Bué which have a particularly stony base. For drinking now to 2012.

* Half bottles are available

Technical Information
Winemaker:	Jacques Bailly
Location:	Bué
Size of domaine:	18 hectares
Grape:	Sauvignon. 18 yr old (on average) vines trained single guyot. Density 6,500 vines per hectare. Rootstocks- 41B, SO4, Fercal, 3309. Clonal selection.
Terroir:	70% kimmeridgian limestone soils, 30% limestone-clay. Altitude 250- 350 metres facing south –south east with a gradient varying between 5-35%. Depth of soil 20-60cms.
Viticulture:	De-bud and green harvest. Grass between rows is controlled/managed. Alternatively soil harrowed between rows. Organic fertiliser and sulphur to prevent oidium. Sustainable viticulture- ‘Lutte rasisonné’. Machine harvested and then a table de trie. Yield 60 H/H
Vinification:	De-stalked between 20 and 70% but not crushed. Fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel and enamel lined vats at 16-21°C and for 15-30 days. Chaptalisation if necessary. Natural yeasts. Pneumatique press and press wine kept separate. No malo. Left on fine lees until bottling in Spring. One racking. Kieselguhr filtered. Bottled between 5-10 times per vintage using their own equipment. Production 100,000 bottles
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qty (bottles)

exc vat: £11.25