Sylvain Bailly Sancerre Chene Marchand 2023

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