Sancerre Royalty: Buy Before It's Gone
2020 Lucien Crochet La Croix du Roy Sancerre
Bué is one of the villages Sancerre insiders name when they want to be taken seriously, and Lucien Crochet is, by far, the most important estate there. In the early 1980s Lucien, son of the Sancerre grower André Crochet, merged his family's vineyards with his wife's family's holdings and created something bigger than either. His son runs it now, farming 29 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and nine of Pinot Noir. Sourced from steeply sloped Oxfordian limestone 'caillottes' and fossil-rich Kimmeridgia…
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100% estate Sauvignon
Iconic Bué limestone soils
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Tasting notes
Aroma
High-octane and fragrant, lifting with white peach, pink grapefruit, lime leaf, crushed chalk, lemongrass, and wet flint
Palate
Pristine, laser-focused, and vibrant, replete with fresh ripe citrus, stony minerality, juicy acidity, and a long saline finish
White Wine Body Profile
Light
Bold
Body Profile
Lifted
26/100 Intensity
Light
Bold
26.0/100
Feather-light
Lifted
Balanced
Structured
Powerful
Grapes
100% Sauvignon Blanc
ABV
13.0%
Serving
45–50°F
Window
2025–2045
In Detail
The gold standard of organic-minded Sancerre
Bué is one of the villages Sancerre insiders name when they want to be taken seriously, and Lucien Crochet is, by far, the most important estate there. In the early 1980s Lucien, son of the Sancerre grower André Crochet, merged his family's vineyards with his wife's family's holdings and created something bigger than either. His son runs it now, farming 29 hectares of Sauvignon Blanc and nine of Pinot Noir.
Sourced from steeply sloped Oxfordian limestone 'caillottes' and fossil-rich Kimmeridgian marls, the 2020 vintage delivers breathtaking energy and palate-coating concentration. Fermented and aged on fine lees in temperature-controlled tanks, it achieves a sublime balance of rich, sun-ripened orchard fruit and razor-sharp, tongue-tingling mineral tension.
