Hubert Brochard Les Carisannes Sauvignon Blanc

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Wine Description

Domaine Hubert Brochard produces classically styled Sancerre blanc, rosé, and rouge from their family-owned winery in Chavignol. The domaine is now run by the fifth and sixth generation of Brochards with 152 acres under vine in Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, and Vin de Pays du Val de Loire.

The domaine is spread across eight communes. These diverse holdings give the Brochards a range of soils. Terres blanches, or Kimmeridgian marl, gives powerful wines. Silex, or flint, yields wines with a strong mineral character, and chalky caillottes bring attractive aromatics to the wines.

Sauvignon Blanc Les Carisannes comes from a five-hectare vineyard in Bannay near the Sancerre appellation. The name Les Carisannes is a contraction of the names of the three sisters and grand-daughters of Henry Brochard: CARoline, ISAbelle, and ANNE-Sophie. Stony soils and vinification in stainless-steel tanks yields a fresh tasting wine with notes of minerals. 

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View from the Vineyard
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Brochard Family
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Acclaim
"Bright and appealingly herbal aromas lead the way to a silk-textured palate flecked with lemon oils and pith, hard autumn orchard fruit, and saline minerality. A final grace note of white licorice lends the finish a fascinating dimension. This is a lot of wine for well under $20."
— Food & Wine, Mar 2022
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard size
12 acres
Soil composition
40% Calcareous, 40% Flint, and 20% Clay
Elevation:
820 feet
Exposure:
Southern
Year vineyard planted:
1959 to 1980
Harvest time:
September-October
Bottles produced of this wine:
32,000
Average Vine Age:
50
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days
Fermentation temperature:
64 °F
Fining agent:
Vegan
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Total SO2
118
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.26
Acidity:
3.27 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Total SO2
118
Residual sugar:
1.83 g/L