Domaine Bailly Reverdy

Vintage 2017 in Centre-Loire – a year of contrasts

2017 is the latest in a succession of early harvests.

As winter drew to a close with temperatures worthy of late spring, nature snowballed ahead. The vines continued to reach each milestone early, right up until harvest - despite very variable conditions which changed month by month and area by area.

The 2017 growth cycle

Winter 2017 was cold and dry, with rainfall some 60% lower t...

Domaine Bailly-Reverdy is situated in the village of Bué, 5 kms from Sancerre, famous for its great number of winemakers (approximately 30 families) and the diversity of its terroirs.

At the very beginning, the Bailly family chose to harvest the grapes by hand.

April 16th 1952 :Bernard Bailly got married to Marie-Thérèse Reverdy, and that's how the name “Bailly-Reverdy” was given to the estate.

1956 :When Bernard Bailly decided to bot...

The Sancerre wine region is situated in the Val de Loire, well known for its white wines. Nonetheless, it's a Pinot Noir soil. Originally mainly planted with Pinot Noir, it was destroyed in 1886 by phylloxera, a vine disease. The winemakers replanted  Sauvignon, a grape variety best adapted to the climate and to the soil types.The terroir and the men made a quality wine recognized since the first AOC decree in 1936 for the Sauvignon white wine...