2023 Francois Le Saint "Calcaire" Sancerre Blanc

Calcaire is the limestone-grown Sancerre from Francois Le Saint, a label of Domaine Fouassier in the town of Sancerre. The Fouassier family has farmed vines here since the mid 1700s; the current generation, cousins Benoit and Paul, took the estate biodynamic in the early 2000s and joined Biodyvin, France's association of certified biodynamic growers, in 2009. The wine is 100 percent Sauvignon Blanc from 30 to 45 year old vines on 6.26 hectares of calcareous soil. It is fermented with native yeast in stainless steel and given a short rest on the lees, which keeps the focus on the chalk. The 2023 came in at 12 percent alcohol, light in frame and suited to oysters or simply grilled fish.