Ligerian valley...a vineyard which soil is a river ! as it is said on the official website of that appellation area.
Beyond these words, We are forced to admit that the softness of the climateis transposed in these wines with tasty outlines, and various expressions which just express the equivalent variety of the vines which are permitted on these soils.
The king valley (with regard to the fact that the Kings of France have often lived there) is declined with white and red wines, and even in rosé in Anjou, and with sweet wines here or there.
A wide range so softly priced like everything in the Angers area !
Sauvignon is the main vine here, and often produces white wines with stony taste.
Those from Domaine Lucien CROCHET give, for me, the true tipicity and one of the best gustative expressions.
First, with its cuvée "le Chêne", issued from vines of respectable age, and its regularity whatever the year may be, is a textbook expression of the appellation. Also, the very limited cuvée "Clos du Chêne marchand", the heart of the appellation, enclosing the best terroir, able to produce Sancerre of great class and with a incredible purity of expression.