Bollinger’s Sancerre Steal

The legendary Champagne house Bollinger has made their reputation on quality. Theyll age base wines longer than most of their peers, and are famed for their attention to detail. For them, winemaking is about the results in the bottle, not the costs it takes to get there.

Thats why Bollinger seems to be conspicuously absent from the international projects that many other famous Champagne houses are involved in. Theres no glitzy Bollinger Napa, no Argentine bubbles, and no cash-grab in China.

But the exception that proves the rule is the outstanding wines that Bollinger has made in the Loire since the 1970s under the Langlois-Chateau label. Their 2022 Langlois-Chateau Sancerre combines their impressive winemaking expertise, eye for detail, and skill in the vineyardand presents it all in a package that we can offer for less than $30. Thats a near-miracle and absolute steal given the current market for Sancerreand lovers of the genre need to stock up while they can.

Langlois-Chateau has a storied past that dates back to 1912, when Edouard Langlois and Jeanne Chateau founded the winery. It eventually became a Loire Valley standard-bearer, and in 1973, the Bollinger family joined as investors, revitalizing and modernizing the vineyards and cellar.

Since then, theyve quietly produced bottles that wow lovers of mineral-drenched, electric white wineand that very much includes our members. Each of the wines weve offered from the label has earned rave reviews, but weve never been able to get our hands on enough of this Sancerre to go around. Until now, that is.

The 2022 vintage was a warm and solar one, with growers enjoying a summer that provided all the ripeness they could wanta dream for any farmers who had been making wine since the 70s or 80s. The Bollinger team harvested this fruit at a perfect inflection point between richness on the palate and textbook electricity and minerality. Its a delightful wine that belongs in bistros everywhere, and certainly on your porch this spring and summer.

Pale straw with brassy edges. An exuberant nose of fresh-cut green apples, barely ripe peach, grapefruit zest, lemongrass, and struck stones. Textbook Sancerre character on the palate, giving ample green mango, citrus blossoms, chalk, and spring herbs. A delight to drink on its own, this wine truly shines next to a soft goat cheese, a bright ceviche, pad thai, or mixed green saladit packs a pop of acidity and brings bold fruit to any table. Drink now2026.

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