Henri Bourgeois Sancerre La Vigne Blanche Sancerre 2019

The Bourgeois family have been winemakers in Sancerre for ten generations. Jancis Robinson MW in the Oxford Wine Companion describes Henri Bourgeois as “meticulous growers, producing the best of Sancerre”. Andrew Jefford describes Henri Bourgeois as a “high-quality Sancerre house that is run with deafening energy” in his book, The New France. Put simply, Henri Bourgeois is consistently one of the best growers in Sancerre; they make beautiful wines that are highly awarded. Jean-Marie Bourgeois and their family have owned vineyards near the village of Chavignol since 1950. Today they farm 65 hectares of premium vines, enviably located among the best slopes of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. Domaine Henri Bourgeois operates an ethos whereby ultimate respect for the terroir is paramount, their generations of experience merge with the adoption of innovation and technology — to produce some of the finest wines in the region.