Description

Jean-Paul Balland has handed over the running of the domaine to his two daughters, Elise and Isabelle. Isabelle’s husband Julien joined the Domaine in 2017. Burgundy-trained oenologist Isabelle makes the wines, and Elise runs an impressively efficient office.

They have 20 hectares with plots on Le Grand Chemarin and Le Chêne Marchand. New impressive cellars were completed just in time for the 2015 vintage. The wines of Bué are full and rich in style, the Balland wines are a classic example from this village.

This Sancerre Blanc comes from a mixture of limestone pebbly stones “caillottes” and calcareous clay “Terres Blanches”. A pneumatic press is used for all of their wines. The wines are fermented using natural yeasts and aged in stainless steel and undergo regular bâtonnage (lees stirring). They’re all racked and filtered with diatomaceous earth before blending and bottling.