Claude Riffault Les Chasseignes 2023 le-blanc-sec To this day

To this day

with meats in sauce

floral tones of violet

The vines here average around 30 years of age and Sandrone credits the Villero fruit as adding depth and structure to the blend

Champagne Jacquesson’s 2019 Cuvée is Pinot dominant

Claude Riffault Les Chasseignes 2023 le-blanc-sec To this dayThe 2023 Les Chasseignes shows a creamy, lactic note that you won't have seen before, as there was a little malo here in 2023 for the first time. There's a cooler, greener nature, with green herbs joining ripe apple flesh and pear. It remains fresh with a fine, chalky texture but lacks a little of the usual persistence on the finish. Locations called Les Chasseignes are common in Sancerre. This local name designates caillottes soil: shallow limestone