Quincy Wine
Quincy only extends to just over 300 hectares of vineyards but it has a long and illustrious history of making high-quality white wine exclusively from Sauvignon Blanc. Jérôme de la Chaise is a highly-regarded vigneron indépendent whose Domaine des Bruniers extends over 10 hectares of vines on alluvial soils of sand and gravel. His finished wine has appealing elderflower scents and nervy, gooseberry fruit flavours underscored by a crisp acidity. Goat's cheese and shellfish are both classic accompaniments that marry well with its taut, well-delineated structure.
Quincy boasts the strange distinctions of becoming the first official Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in the Loire valley and the second in the whole of France (after founding father Châteauneuf-du-Pape) in August 1936.