Domaine Gérard Boulay Sancerre à Chavignol 2024 blewitt-springs This is true pear cider

This is true pear cider with just a hint of residual sugar

such as fresh strawberry

Jo uses a hand-harvested blend of Folle Blanche (typically 80%) grown on sandy clay and then Pinot Noir

LBVs are bottled after four to six years in wood

Domaine Gérard Boulay Sancerre à Chavignol 2024 blewitt-springs This is true pear ciderBoulays entry level is drawn from mature, 35 to 50 year old vines rooted entirely in the limestone soils of Chavignol. The multiple sites are largely sloping vineyards on the lower flanks of the Chavignol hillside terroirs of Les Chasseignes, Les Longues Fins and La Rue de Veaux. Importantly, Boulay also includes fruit from his younger vines on the great hillside of La Grande Cte. The juice ferments spontaneously and rests for eight months in tank, on