B-21 Top Recommendation
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"An outstanding rendition of one of Sancerre's most famous vineyards ... It's well-worth stacking several bottles in the cellar, as this will gain even more substance and complexity over the next few years."
- Andrew Kitz, B-21 Loire Buyer
If you think you recognize the name Crochet, you'd be right, as the family is one of the most pre-eminent in the Sancerre appellation. While the other Crochet domaines may be better known, Domaine Dominique et Janine Crochet is certainly more than deserving of the same attention.
Since Dominique's untimely death, his wife Janine and their sons Théodore and Cyprien have carried on in fine fashion, farming the domaine's exquisite old-vine plots in and around the village of Bué, the most notable being the iconic Chêne Marchand, and making impressively precise, well-crafted expressions that can stand among the appellation's best.
The 2022 Le Chêne Marchand showcases this famed site in all its terroir-expressive glory, with "a wonderful array of mineral complexity" and "an irresistibly inviting texture and sappy core," as B-21 Loire Buyer Andrew Kitz describes it.You'll find this site on labels from coveted names like Vincent Pinard, François Crochet, and Pascal Jolivet for well over $45 and up, which makes this equally prodigious version from Janine and sons one of the sharpest cellar buys in our entire Loire selection. | 
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