François Cotat, 'Monts Damnés' Sancerre 2023
France / White

François Cotat, 'Monts Damnés' Sancerre 2023

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Fruit

Earth

Acid

Body

Minerality

Notes from North Berkeley Imports:

"Sancerre from François Cotat is simply some of the most singular Sauvignon Blanc in the world. Devotees can tell you that what happens in this modest cellar in Chavignol is one part winemaking, three parts magic. Atypical yet arresting in their complexity, Cotat Sancerre is wine that can and should be aged for decades.

The Cotat family has tended both Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir on the slopes of the fabled “Monts Damnés” in Chavignol since the end of World War II; it was only in the 1990s when the two Cotat brothers, Paul and Francis, handed over the family domaine to their sons, François and Pascal, respectively.

These “damned mountains” provide the most chiseled, vibrant and deeply profound of Cotat’s stupendous Sancerre wines. Smoke, ripe pears, lemon zest."

Country
France
Sub-Region
Sancerre AOC
Region
Loire
Varieties
Sauvignon Blanc
Farming
Practicing Organic
Soil
Chalk
Winemaking
Hand-harvested. Pressed (older, wooden vertical press) whole cluster; fermented on indigenous yeasts in very old demi-muids. Aged in older barrels and tonneaux. Racked and bottled according to the lunar calendar. Bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered.