Sancerre Comte Lafond Baron de Ladoucette 2017

The Sancerre Comte Lafond is an excellent white wine produced in the Loira Vallley and is made with 100% of Sauvignon grapes. The maison Comte Lafond represents one of the oldest and most famous winery of the Loire in France and since the end of the 1700s it is part of the property of Baron de Ladoucette. The Sancerre Compte Lafond is a fresh and pleasant wine, it has a nice straw-yellow color with greenish reflections. Its bouquet is floral and fruity, with notes of white flowers and elder, in addition to a pleasantly mineral background. The taste is savory and fresh, perfect to be enjoyed during a hot summer evening. The Sancerre Compte Lafond is perfect to drink with seafood appetizers, grilled fish or fresh cheeses.

In 1787, Ladoucette family bought the Pouilly-Fumé vineyards from the illegitimate child of the king of France, Luigi XV. Nowadays, it’s in possession of the baron Patrick de Ladoucette and the Pouilly Fumé has become one of the most important white wines of the world. In 1972, the estate enlarged its business at Sancerre, Chablis, Vouvray and Chinon.