Thomas-Labaille Sancerre Blanc L'Authentique 2024 071126OFFER That's the kind of continuity

That's the kind of continuity that makes Rioja Rioja

built from 50-60 year old vines plus additional parcels of 80-year-old bush vines

The sandy vineyards of Santa Rita Hills and Pacific Ocean winds shape a Chardonnay of exceptional purity

Tastes of citrus and black pepper

and the current generation still does it the slow way: heirloom apples from high-trunk (hautes-tiges) trees

Thomas-Labaille Sancerre Blanc L'Authentique 2024 071126OFFER That's the kind of continuityThis is Thomas Labaille's village level Sancerre, but the label tells the truer story: all the fruit comes from old vines in and around Chavignol, on the same Kimmeridgian limestone that makes the estate's top cuvees famous. The Thomas Labaille family has been farming these slopes for generations, fermenting with native yeasts, aging on lees, and bottling without filtration. The result is Sancerre with real grip and texture a far cry from the lean