A guide to Cot worth seeking out, by region. We list the estates, how each region expresses the grape, and the bottles that show it best.

Cot in Loire Valley

Domaine Henry Marionnet ★ 4.6

Touraine AOCGamay, Sauvignon Blanc, Romorantin, Cot58 haFounded 1921Marionnet familyWinemaker Jean-Sebastien MarionnetORGANIC CERTIFIEDVouvray

Soings-en-Sologne family estate of 58 hectares mainly Gamay and Sauvignon, with 5.5 hectares of franc-de-pied (ungrafted) plantings and the 200-year-old Provignage Romorantin vine.

Tasting: Visits and tastings at the Domaine de la Charmoise; one of the few growers with ungrafted parcels

Signature wines: marionnet-premiere-vendange, marionnet-vinifera, marionnet-provignage

Tip: Provignage is bottled from a 200-year-old plot of ungrafted pre-phylloxera Romorantin vines at Domaine de la Charmoise (one of the few documented pre-phylloxera plots in France).

Domaine de la Charmoise, 41230 Soings-en-Sologne, France Book →

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