Dominique Roger (Domaine du Carrou) Sancerre La Jouline 2023 SO20231109 and aging on fine lees

and aging on fine lees without racking

but there's nothing entry-level about the fruit: it's blended from dozens of old-vine plots

Keep one cold at all times

transitioning to a soft

The good stuff comes off granite

Dominique Roger (Domaine du Carrou) Sancerre La Jouline 2023 SO20231109 and aging on fine leesLa Jouline honors the Roger family's multi generational commitment to Sancerre's limestone terraces. The wine emerges from the unmistakably stony Caillottes soils found in parcels around Bu, where fine limestone minerality and elegant structure define the character. Pure Sauvignon Blanc expression with citrus, white flowers, and a chalky spine that lingers on the finish.