The Merchant Oak

Sancerre Blanc – “Le Chêne Marchand”

Grape Variety Pascal Jolivet Sancerre Pouilly Fumé

grape variety

Sauvignon Blanc grape variety (9534 bottles, 252 magnums, 40 jeroboams).

Terroir Pascal Jolivet Sancerre Pouilly Fumé

Terroir

Commune of Bué, the house has 1.83 hectares out of the 26 hectares of this plot selection. Limestone terroir, old vines.

Vinification Pascal Jolivet Sancerre Pouilly Fumé

Winemaking

Manual harvest of 40-year-old vines, southern slopes. Each grape is sorted upon receipt of the harvest, we work by gravity in order to respect the natural circuit of winemaking. We do a light press and only keep the drop and core juices from the press. Natural vinification in thermoregulated stainless steel vats with aging on fine lees for 8 months.

Character Pascal Jolivet Sancerre Pouilly Fumé

Character

Wine with a lot of complexity, dry, fruity, nice salinity.

Accords Pascal Jolivet Sancerre Pouilly Fumé

Agreements

Wild sea bass, ceviche and raw fish.

Temperature Pascal Jolivet Sancerre Pouilly Fumé

Tasting tips

Serving temperature: 10°C.

Guard Pascal Jolivet Sancerre Pouilly Fumé

Keep

Cellaring time: 20 years.

Notation of vintages

Sancerre White “Le Chêne Marchand” 2020

92-jamessuckling

Sancerre White “Le Chêne Marchand” 2018

91-alarsson
92-jamessuckling

Sancerre White “Le Chêne Marchand” 2016

92-insider
90-winespirits
93-cellarselection

Sancerre White “Le Chêne Marchand” 2015

91-insider

Balance, freshness and precision: the Pascal Jolivet style

When the terroir, know-how and patience reveal and sublimate the complexities of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.
"Talent and taste are not enough, only style counts" P. Cardin

The Loire is a region rich in history and heritage. Our estate is surrounded by the Châteaux of Cheverny and Chambord.

Two grape varieties, three terroirs and exclusively natural vinification. We reveal to you the unique expression of our Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé wines.

Our partnership with this mythical domain of Cape Town in South Africa shows the style of Sauvignon Blanc signed Pascal Jolivet.