Pascal Cotat ‘Les Monts Damnés’ Sancerre Blanc 2019
Location: France, Loire, Sancerre
Winemaker: Pascal Cotat
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
Soil: Clay and limestone over chalk
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Pressed (older, wooden vertical press) full cluster; fermented on indigenous yeasts in very old demi-muids. Aged in older tonneaux. Racked and bottled according to the lunar calendar. Bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered.
From the Importer Ideal Wine: Pascal Cotat is one of the Sancerre appellation’s top winemakers. He created his doman in Chavignol, a city known for its goat’s cheese. He inherited the family domain which is shared with his cousin (François), 2.3 hectares. This small terroir is of top quality, with limestone giving vibrancy and minerality to its Sauvignon grapes. He also owns vines in the Les Monts Damnés and Grande Côte parcels.
Cotat as a rule harvests by hand and very late, as pushing ripeness to the extreme is one element that gives his wines their weighty texture and complexity.
Location: France, Loire, Sancerre
Winemaker: Pascal Cotat
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
Soil: Clay and limestone over chalk
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Pressed (older, wooden vertical press) full cluster; fermented on indigenous yeasts in very old demi-muids. Aged in older tonneaux. Racked and bottled according to the lunar calendar. Bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered.
From the Importer Ideal Wine: Pascal Cotat is one of the Sancerre appellation’s top winemakers. He created his doman in Chavignol, a city known for its goat’s cheese. He inherited the family domain which is shared with his cousin (François), 2.3 hectares. This small terroir is of top quality, with limestone giving vibrancy and minerality to its Sauvignon grapes. He also owns vines in the Les Monts Damnés and Grande Côte parcels.
Cotat as a rule harvests by hand and very late, as pushing ripeness to the extreme is one element that gives his wines their weighty texture and complexity.
Location: France, Loire, Sancerre
Winemaker: Pascal Cotat
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
Soil: Clay and limestone over chalk
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Pressed (older, wooden vertical press) full cluster; fermented on indigenous yeasts in very old demi-muids. Aged in older tonneaux. Racked and bottled according to the lunar calendar. Bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered.
From the Importer Ideal Wine: Pascal Cotat is one of the Sancerre appellation’s top winemakers. He created his doman in Chavignol, a city known for its goat’s cheese. He inherited the family domain which is shared with his cousin (François), 2.3 hectares. This small terroir is of top quality, with limestone giving vibrancy and minerality to its Sauvignon grapes. He also owns vines in the Les Monts Damnés and Grande Côte parcels.
Cotat as a rule harvests by hand and very late, as pushing ripeness to the extreme is one element that gives his wines their weighty texture and complexity.