B. Millet, Sancerre “Le Chemin Blanc”

“Le Chemin Blanc” means “the white path,” and your boots will crunch on one as you walk the rows in Franck and Betty Millet’s vineyards in Sancerre. Chalk-white limestone soils are a signature feature of their 22 hectares in the village of Bué—and the character these soils impart is unmistakable in their aptly named Sancerre Blanc.Our enthusiasm for the 2017 vintage of this wine (easily one of the best Sancerre values I’ve seen) was matched by that of our subscribers, so when the more-powerful 2018 became available, we had to grab it. There are a few Sancerre producers we feature regularly at SommSelect—Domaine Vacheron, Lucien Crochet, Gitton Père et Fils—and if the Millets keep delivering at this level, they are sure to join those others in the elite ranks. When we offered Millet’s ’17, I asserted that Sancerre is a “world-class white wine by any measure, though its prices rarely reflect that.” Well, I double down on that sentiment with this 2018: It’s pitch-perfect Sancerre, shot th