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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 2024 appellation Sancerre is sourced from younger domaines holding comprising 50% limestone soils, 30% clay, and 20% silex (flint). This blending of parcels allows for a consistent stylistic expression that mitigates the vintage vagaries that can beset a continental region like Sancerre, so you're always getting a textbook profile from this bottling no matter what. B-21 Loire Buyer Andrew Kitz calls it "a perfectly pleasing, quintessential expression that will satisfy any fan of classic Sancerre."
The 2023 Le Chêne Marchand is a more than worthy follow-up to the sell-out, smash-hit 2022, as it showcases this famed site in all its terroir-expressive glory, with "bright and complex" bouquet and a "deep, full-bodied, crisp and youthfully structured," as described by View From the Cellar's John Gilman. 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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