Hubert Brochard Sancerre Tradition

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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 Tradition comes from six different communes in the Sancerre appellation from approximately 40% limestone, 30% flint, and 30% clay. All the parcels are estate-owned and have an average vine age of 30 years. Grapes are destemmed and pressed pneumatically with vinification entirely in stainless-steel tanks. 

Hubert Brochard barrels
Hubert Brochard bottles
View from the Vineyard
Hubert Brochard tanks
Brochard Family
Hubert Brochard facility
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Acclaim
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Vineyard & Production Info
Soil composition
Limestone, Flint, and Clay
Exposure:
Southern / Southwestern
Harvest time:
October
Average Vine Age:
30 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Type of aging container:
Enameled vats
Total SO2
107
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Analytical Data
Acidity:
4.1 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Dry extract:
19 g/L
Total SO2
107
Residual sugar:
0.5 g/L