Pascal Cotat Mont Damnes Chavignol Sancerre 2024 Big Bottle citrus-forward cocktail

citrus-forward cocktail

fermented on ambient yeasts

It is then aged in a range of 1-3 year old French barrique for 18 months and bottled unfined and unfiltered

The domaine is the Beaujolais venture of Frédéric and Chantal Lafarge of Volnay

Pascal Cotat Mont Damnes Chavignol Sancerre 2024 Big Bottle citrus-forward cocktailPascal Cotat farms a small parcel of old Sauvignon Blanc on the steep south facing slope of Les Monts Damns, the most storied vineyard in Chavignol. Kimmeridgian limestone and clay, almost no topsoil, and a hillside steep enough that everything is worked by hand. The fruit is harvested very late, fermented with native yeasts in old foudres, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. The wine that comes out is dense, smoky, and saline, with citrus pith and