Pascal et Nicolas Reverdy, Sancerre Blanc, Terre de Maimbray, Sancerre, Loire, France, 2023

Producer Profile

Founded in 1985 by Pascal Reverdy, the winery began as a small, family-run estate in the hamlet of Maimbray, within the Sancerre appellation of France’s Loire Valley.

In 1993, Pascal’s brother Nicolas joined the business, helping to grow the domaine’s reputation for quality and terroir-driven wines. Together, the brothers cultivated vineyards rooted in tradition, with a strong commitment to sustainable viticulture and precision in winemaking. Tragedy struck in 2007 when Nicolas was killed in a vineyard accident. In the wake of his death, his widow Sophie stepped in to help run the estate, alongside Pascal and his wife Nathalie. Their combined efforts ensured the continuity and spirit of the domaine, honoring Nicolas’s legacy while guiding the estate into a new chapter.

Viticulture

The vineyards, the majority of which are located in Maimbray, lie on classic clay/ chalk soils known locally as ‘Terres Blanches’ (Kimmeridgian marls). Harvesting all the vineyard manually, with plowing the soil and only organic fertilisers, contributes greatly to the ultimate quality of their wines, revealing an excellent natural expression of their origins. Pascal also believes in retaining grass cover between the rows in order to provide competition to the vines’ roots, reduce vineyard humidity and stimulate nitrogen production.

Winemaking

The wine is vinified separately, parcel by parcel and bottled with only a light or no filtration, after a few months of maturation in stainless steel.

Tasting Note

A wine of character with intense notes of white flowers and citrus. The attack on the palate is lively and delicious. The finish is long with a slightly spicy touch.

Food Matching

Traditional French goats milk cheese like Crottin de Chavignol or oysters!