Not very often do I have my expectations blown away with wine.

Tonight I opened a bottle of wine that I purchased from The Wine Sellers in Union Pier, MI. It was a bottle of 04 Lucien Crochet Sancerre La Croix du Roy. For starters, in pulling the cork I notice red at the bottom of cork, which is generally not what you expect when opening a bottle of Sancerre. I was so taken aback, I turned more lights on in the kitchen to make sure I wasn’t just seeing things with me eyes. After pouring a taste, I clearly saw it was red wine. A quick taste confirmed it was French with the great mineral quality.

Now, generally when one thinks red wine from Loire you think Cabernet Franc. After tasting the wine I started wondering what was really in it. After enjoying the bottle I finally got the computer to do some research and found it is 100% Pinot Noir. I have completely forgot red Sancerre is Pinot Noir.

With a bit more research Pinot Noir makes up 20% of the vineyards in Sancerre, Loire, France.

Needless to say it was a very enjoyable bottle of wine to drink. And a very rare treat to be that surprised.