Domaine Cheveau Beaujolais Blanc 'Les Pouliches' 2024 Sancerre 2 hectares of ungrafted pre-phylloxera

2 hectares of ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines between 150 and 200 years of age

With fruit notably more luscious and supple than its white-Xarel·lo counterparts

all planted in alluvial soils

Xavier sees no benefit to such attempts at sculpture

yields a wine that is brighter

Domaine Cheveau Beaujolais Blanc 'Les Pouliches' 2024 Sancerre 2 hectares of ungrafted pre-phylloxeraLes Pouliches (French for the fillies) is a reference to the youthful age of these vinesthe newest plantings of the domaine, from 2013, in the communes of Leynes and Chnes. Aged for 11 months in stainless steel, this is rounder and richer than the Bourgogne Blanc, but still possesses the riveting focus and sense of just so equilibrium that characterize all of the domaines white wines.