Domaine Du Nozay 'La Plante Froide', Sancerre, Loire Valley, France 2022

 Le Nozay is a small 17th-century castle near Sainte Gemme en Sancerrois in Sancerre. In 1970, Baron Philippe de Benoist and his wife Marie-Hélène settled in Château du Nozay and created Domaine du Nozay. They planted the first hectare of Sauvignon Blanc in 1971, which they later expanded to 15 hectares.

• Winemaker: Cyril de Benoist
  
• Farming: Biodynamic
  
• Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
  
• Terroir: Grown in Kimmeridgian marls with a large proportion of white calcareous stones, 220 meters high at the bottom of the Nozay’s valley with slight eastern slopes. The grapes come only from the plot that bears the same name.
  
• Vinification: The grapes from these vines are pressed with a pneumatic press, with the advantage of not “jostling” the marc and therefore obtaining a very clean must. Vinification takes place in stainless steel barrel-shaped vats, which last as long as possible, with no use of yeasts or superfluous additives. 
  
• Aging: 7 months in stainless steel, Light lenticular filtration, No fining
  
• Tasting Note: A brilliant and intense color with golden reflections distilling elegant and discreet aromas of lychee pink grapefruit, yellow lemon, and especially sliced yellow peach. With an ideal acidity carried by an admirably structured body, its refreshing notes of pear in syrup, give it a certain pleasure on the palate.