Domaine Riffault

Stéphane Riffault has a fully justified reputation as on the finest vignerons of his generation. Taking over from his father Claude in the 2000s, each year he has refined his interpretation of each of his very individual vineyards, 13.5 hectares spread over six different sites, all geologically different. Purity, intensity and authenticity are the hallmarks of the domaine.

Les Boucauds is Stéphane’s biggest plot of Sauvignon, with vines up to 50 years old, deeply rooted in its clay and limestone soil. Half of the wine is barrel-aged for up to eight months and, for a Sancerre, the wine is full and rich, dry and with a lovely balance of crisp fruit and minerality.