Sancerre Blanc, Grand Cuvée Comt Lafond 2022

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Comte Lafond Grande Cuvée is produced by Baron Patrick de Ladoucette in the Loire Valley on soils that are mainly limestone with some parcels of flint clay. Patrick is sometimes referred to as "The King of the Loire Valley" for his contribution to the worldwide recognition and acclaim of this appellation. Les Deux Tours wines originate from a terroir that is known as the “Valley of the Kings,” which is located along the Loire River, the longest waterway in France. In the same way that he created Baron de L in the early 1970s, Baron Patrick de Ladoucette has created three special cuvées since 1993: the Grande cuvée Comte Lafond Blanc , the Grande cuvée Comte Lafond Rouge and the Grande cuvée rosé expressing the quintessence of the greatest Sancerres. The winery is made up of three levels. The first level is where the grapes are received and sorted without crushing keeping the grapes from the different parcels separate. The juice then flows simply by gravity to the second level where the pressing with the division of the juice "à la champenoise" takes place. The third level is where the wine clarified using a cooling system to regulate the temperature of the juice with maceration “pu

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