2022 Domaine Thomas et Fils "Grand Chaille" Sancerre, Loire Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Average age of vines are in 25 years and are harvested by hand and machine. Light pressing with pneumatic press. Slightly filtered right before bottling ABOUT THIS PRODUCER The Thomas family has been growing grapes and making wine in Sancerre since 1670. Today, ninth and tenth generation winegrowersJean and Ginette Thomas, and their children, Julien and Christale, farm 19 hectares. Theirs are not lean Sancerres; rather, both their

Jean-Paul’s father embraced these changes

from grapes grown in Polisot village

year-in and year-out

The fruit is hand-harvested from 25-year-old (avg) vines

Like their next-door Aligoté parcel

In addition to this Sclavos Wines also sources another 4 hectares from local farmers in the Robola Zone of the island and have recently planted their own domaine vines within that zone

with its 2 star varietals Chenin and Cabernet Franc

that of doing things differently than the Bordeaux wines of the 1990s

mere steps from the vineyards

then bottling and resting in the cellar before release

and by Stefano

and the unique micro-climate make this area definitely suitable for growing vines and olive trees