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The additional time spent aging imparts extra spiciness and rich

as vignerions to craft a wine for every occasion

or the humble Gamja Guk

but the cellar work here is what's shockingly minimal: the grapes are foot-stomped (or crushed with a basket press)

pleasing finish

Domaine Yves Martin Sancerre Chavignol Pumpkin The additional time spent agingDomaine Yves Martin is a small, family run estate with 19 hectares of vines in the famed town of Chavignol. The winemaker, Pierre Martin, took over from his father, Yves in 2005. The domaine is in conversion to organic viticulture. They never use herbicides or pesticides. The subsoil here is Kimmeridgian marl and the top soil is very stoney. The vines grow in each of the two famous terroirs of Chavignol: caillotts, which is stony and chalky; and