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Sancerre

A Centre-Loire appellation producing mainly sauvignon blanc, with smaller amounts of pinot noir as red and rosé. The whites are often drunk young but reward a few years' wait.

Country
France
Region
Val de Loire · Centre-Loire
Main grape varieties
Sauvignon blanc, Pinot noir

Drinking window

Years after the vintage, for a bottle kept in good conditions.

  • Red

    3 to 10 years after the vintage

    For a 2018: drink between 2021 and 2028.

  • White

    2 to 8 years after the vintage

    For a 2018: drink between 2020 and 2026.

  • Rosé

    1 to 3 years after the vintage

    For a 2018: drink between 2019 and 2021.

These ranges are indicative: vintage, producer and storage conditions shift them.

Sources

The ranges published here are an editorial estimate, cross-checked against the references listed below and against the usual ageing behaviour of the style. They are not figures quoted directly from those sources.