Hubert Brochard Sancerre Aujourd'hui Comme Autrefois

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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.

Sancerre Aujourd'hui Comme Autrefois comes mainly from the limestone hillsides of Chavignol. The name translates as “today, like olden times” and is a nod to the Brochards' ancestors. Average vine age is 45 years. Grapes are harvested entirely by hand and the wine is kept on the fine lees for six to eight months. It is bottled without fining or filtration.  

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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard size
150 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous
Elevation:
726 feet
Vines/acre:
2,800
Exposure:
Southern / Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1970
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1999
Bottles produced of this wine:
31,188
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
64 °F
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling:
8 months
Length of bottle aging:
2 months
Total SO2
138
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.24
Acidity:
3.79 g/L
Alcohol:
13.17 %
Total SO2
138
Residual sugar:
1.64 g/L