2021 Matthias Planchon Sancerre Le Paradis white burgundy with lingering fruit flavors and

with lingering fruit flavors and a subtle touch of bitterness

Rating: 98+

elegant and complex flavors of lanolin

“whether it’s how he ropes off sections of the vineyard to differentiate how and when they’re to be harvested or how he adds his touch with his thorough understanding of the vineyard as well as each step in the winemaking process

smooth and well-balanced with red fruits and raspberry

2021 Matthias Planchon Sancerre Le Paradis white burgundy with lingering fruit flavors andThe Vacheron cousins own 1 hectare of vines in the lieu dit of Le Paradis. Their plot is on a steep south facing slope with shallow limestone soils. The soil is so thin and poor that the vine roots grow deeply into fissures in the bedrock below. Le Paradis is an explosively aromatic wine, dense on the palate with a broad mineral character kept in check by a sinuous acidity that keeps things lively. 93 POINTS JAMES SUCKLING & WINE ENTHUSIAST