2019 JP Agisson Sancerre Rouge Les Filles (Pre-arrival)

The 2019 Sancerre Rouge has a fine, delicate frame. It is an elegant, almost weightless Pinot Noir with a veil of very fine chalky tannins thanks to the gentlest of extraction. There’s no pump overs here, Agisson wets the cap with a bog-standard watering can that you’d pick up in the local garden center. He has used around 25% whole clusters but the effect is subtle and the wine has a smoky, savory element alongside ripe red fruit. Gorgeous in youth but clearly still in its infancy. This was only the third vintage so we have no historical precedent of the ageing ability of this particular cuvée but based on its concentration and structure, I’d be happy to leave it for at least 5 years and then have a peek. (Drink between 2023-2033)