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Sancerre's sauvignon blancs cut with mineral precision and herbaceous snap—flint, white flowers, grapefruit—while its pinot noirs and rosés prove the Loire's cooler clay and limestone soils can yield red wines of tensile elegance rather than weight.
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Region DNA
The character of Sancerre
Based on 361 wines with structural data
Style profile
Consistent
Tight, signature style across producers
Sancerre
Country avg
FEM score distribution
90+ Elite
80–89 Great
70–79 Good
<70 Other
Based on 209 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Citrus fruitRed fruitTree fruitEarthTropical fruit
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Upper Loire White
Upper Loire Red
French Loire Rosé
French Middle Loire Cabernet Franc Red
Bordeaux Red
Loire Touraine Sauvignon Blanc
Languedoc-Roussillon Red
French Sparkling
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Sauvignon BlancPinot NoirCabernet FrancGamayChardonnayShiraz/SyrahMerlotGrenacheCabernet SauvignonChenin Blanc
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Sancerre
Laporte
VisitAbout Sancerre
Sancerre is a wine region in France, home to 249 producers tracked on Femente, 35 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Franc, producing Upper Loire White and Upper Loire Red wines with notes of Citrus fruit, Red fruit, and Tree fruit.
Sancerre — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Sancerre?
- The most planted varieties in Sancerre are Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, and Gamay, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Sancerre known for?
- Sancerre is known for Upper Loire White, Upper Loire Red, and French Loire Rosé wines and flavors of Citrus fruit, Red fruit, and Tree fruit.
- How many wineries are in Sancerre?
- Femente tracks 249 producers in Sancerre, of which 35 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Sancerre?
- Sancerre is a wine region in France.
Sancerre
Sancerre's sauvignon blancs cut with mineral precision and herbaceous snap—flint, white flowers, grapefruit—while its pinot noirs and rosés prove the Loire's cooler clay and limestone soils can yield red wines of tensile elegance rather than weight.
Producers in Sancerre
- Domaine Franck Millet — distinction
- Domaine des Grosses Pierres — honest
- Domaine Sautereau — distinction
- Thierry Veron — honest
- Serge Laporte — distinction
- Alain Gueneau — distinction
- Domaine Thomas & Fils — distinction
- Pascal et Nicolas Reverdy — distinction
- Domaine Vacheron — distinction
- Lauverjat Alain — undiscovered
- Alphonse Mellot — distinction
- Laporte — distinction
- Jean-Paul Balland — distinction
- Denis Vacher et Fils — undiscovered
- Des Levrys — distinction
- Gérard Boulay — distinction
- André Vatan — distinction
- Domaine Hippolyte Reverdy — distinction
- Roger Neveu — distinction
- Jean Reverdy & Fils — distinction
- Claude Riffault — critic
- Domaine Serge Laloue — distinction
- Comte d'Ardieres — honest
- Edmond Vatan — distinction
- Pascal Jolivet — distinction
- Thomas-Labaille — distinction
- Domaine André Neveu — distinction
- Château de Sancerre — distinction
- Joël et Sylvie Cirotte — distinction
- Domaine des Coltabards — distinction
- Durand — honest
- Raimbault-Pineau — distinction
- Dominique et Janine Crochet — honest
- Michel Girault — honest
- Domaine de St Romble — honest
- Domaine des Chasseignes — distinction
- François Cotat — critic
- Pascal Balland — honest
- Domaine Bizet — honest
- Domaine de la Garenne — distinction
- Domaine des Cotes Blanches — distinction
- Domaine La Gemière — honest
- Domaine Pierre Prieur & Fils — distinction
- Régis Jouan — distinction
- Maison des Sancerre — undiscovered
- Domaine des Chaintres — distinction
- Matthias Planchon — honest
- Raimbault Cherbec — undiscovered
- Chateau du Nozay — honest
- Gérard et Hubert Thirot — honest
- Domaine Naudet — honest
- Domaine du Piton — distinction
- Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil — undiscovered
- Vigneron Firmin Dezat — honest
- Domaine Arnaud et Stéphanie Dezat — distinction
- Domaine Raffaitin-Planchon — honest
- Jacques Marchand — undiscovered
- Lemain-Pouillot — undiscovered
- Domaine de la Forêt Gasselin — undiscovered
- Domaine Éric Louis — distinction
- Domaine de Panquelaine — undiscovered
- Domaine T. et C. Crochet — undiscovered
- Lucien Crochet — distinction
- Domaine de la Villaudière — distinction
- Tour des Fiefs — undiscovered
- Henri Bourgeois — distinction
- Vincent Gaudry — distinction
- Matthias et Emile Roblin — distinction
- Pierre Riffault — distinction
- Lauverjat Fils — undiscovered
- Laurent Reverdy — honest
- Georges Roblin & Fils — honest
- Eric Montintin — distinction
- Domaine du Nozay — distinction
- Cave des Vins de Sancerre — distinction
- Henry Natter — distinction
- Domaine Pierre Martin — distinction
- Daniel Chotard — distinction
- Domaine Tabordet — distinction
- Jean-Jacques Auchère — honest
- François Millet — distinction
- Jean-Pierre Laporte — undiscovered
- Daniel Reverdy — distinction
- Vincent Grall — distinction
- Domaine Tassin — honest
- Vincent Pinard — critic
- Patient Cottat — distinction
- Jean-Marc Crochet — honest
- Domaine de la Voltonnerie — honest
- Cherrier Frères — honest
- Michel Vattan — distinction
- Patrick Dezat — undiscovered
- Domaine Reverdy Ducroux — critic
- Dauny — honest
- Roland Tissier & Fils — distinction
- Patrick Raffaitin — honest
- Jérôme Godon — honest
- Daniel Crochet — distinction
- Château de Crezancy — honest
Restaurants in Sancerre
- Dorangeville Restaurant
- L'Atelier Restaurant
- Quille.s
- la simplicité
- Cave à vin - Épicerie Locavore Dejault
- La grange des saveurs
- Les Petits Plats du Bourbon
- L’Indigo Restaurant Bourges
- La Suite
- La Gargouille
- フランス料理とワインLa pleine lune
- Les Petits Crus Gaming - Bourges
- Пасажирські перевезення | Індивідуальний | Груповий трансфер
- Le vieux moulin
- Hotel restaurant La Chaumiere
- Brasserie Le Détour
- Maison Grenouille
- Flacons - Bistronomie et Caves à Manger
- Coteau - Relais & Châteaux
- Momento Sancerre
- La Pomme d'or
- 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒆 Marion Damien
- Aux Trésors de Bacchus
- Famille Bourgeois
- La Casina
- Domaine de Villargeau
- Cave Nérot 🍇
- Maison Medard
- La Cave du Puits
- Bar Restaurant L'escal
- Lucia et Vincent Seviller
- Broc and Roll 🍷🍴
- Le Grand Saint Benoît | Restaurant
- aubergelademoiselle
- JK RESTAURANT
- Restaurant L'Icaunais
- Sens bistrot contemporain
- Le Rive Gauche Joigny
- La Côte Saint Jacques Hôtel & Spa *****
- Jérôme Gaultier