We first discovered Sylvain Bailly’s Sancerre during the pandemic when their exclusive partnership with Keith McNally’s Balthazar was temporarily paused. Years later, that connection has blossomed into something special – including first access to their most prized releases.
The Bailly family’s tiny winery in the heart of Sancerre is a model of excellence. From their Quincy holdings to their single-vineyard Sancerre, the quality is consistently outstanding – exactly what you’d expect from a producer featured at one of the world’s busiest restaurants.
Sitting in the heart of Bué on a south-facing slope, Chene Marchand represents Sancerre’s holy grail – a perfect combination of caillotes and clay soils that delivers sophistication, depth and mineral cut that few others could possibly match. The farming here is meticulous – densely planted vines, hand-harvested fruit, and temperature-controlled fermentation followed by extended lees aging. The result is an unbeatable combination of power and elegance