Jean-Max Roger Sancerre Rouge La Grange Dimiere 2018

Pinot Noir | France

New $32.00 $21.95 | 750mL

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This is a TREAT! Red Sancerre, we love you! When Jean-Max Roger took over the estate in the 1920s from his parents, he grew a small bit of precious pinot noir, while generally the focus was on sauvignon blanc. We tasted the pinot, flipped out, and bought. Super fresh plum skin, snappy red cherry and cassis, with crushed rock minerality and a lightly spiced texture. Terribly easy to drink and such a wonderful original expression of pinot noir!

The name "La Grange Dimiere" references one of the ancient tithe barns in the Roger’s home village of Bué. Jean-Max Roger’s ancestors used this barn for winemaking, and today it remains the oldest part of the winery. Today’s missive is a masterful blend of pinot noir from the villages of Bué, Sancerre, and Amigny, primarily grown on flint and limestone soils, locally called Caillottes & Terres Blanches (Kimmeridgian marls, similar to what is found in Chablis) with southern exposures. Farming is done following organic principles, and the wines are fermented using natural yeast.

We’re happily going to be the guys who show up this weekend with this bottle of coolness! $22!! Amazing! While it lasts!

PAIRING IDEAS: This could go all over the place, but we’re drinking it tonight with some homemade shawarma. Chicken skewers, shawarma spice, oil, garlic, grilled, and slapped on a warm pita with some sour cream and lemon. MMMM!

MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: I’m on a serious Chris Smither kick right now, so check out one of my favorites- “Leave The Light On”.

About the Producer

The Roger family comes from a long line of winegrowers that dates back to the early 17th century. Jean-Max Roger took over the estate in the 1920's from his parents and has since expanded it's small 4 hectares to 26 hectares in the Sancerre AOC. Jean-Max also has a small parcel of vineyards in the Menetou-Salon AOC and also sell some Pouilly-Fume. Beginning in 2004, two of his sons, Etienne and Thibault, moved back to the estate after various professional experiences in France and abroad.