François Cotat Sancerre Les Monts Damnés 2018
François Cotat's Sancerre ‘Les Monts Damnés’ vineyard is perched on a steep hillside, facing south, with thin topsoils. These “damned mountains” provide the most chiseled, vibrant and deeply profound of Cotat’s Sancerres'. Racked and bottled according to the lunar calendar the wine is bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered. On the nose Monts Damnés offers real refinement, purity and intensity, with some floral top notes. The palate is initially rich, with a real feeling of density and viscosity, but then the classic Monts Damnés minerality kicks in; the wine is fine, elegant and chalky with an intense freshness that leaves a clean and energetic finish. Drink 2020-2026.
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The Producer Domaine François Cotat | Sancerre, France
François Cotat produces idiosyncratic, complex and ageworthy Sancerres from his tiny three hectare estate at the heart of the prized Chavignol commune which lies on Kimmeridgian clay and Caillotte soils. Such is the steepness of the slopes (in the vineyards of Les Monts...
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