Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Nicolas Joly's 7-hectare biodynamic monopole AOC on schist over the Loire. quince, honey and waxy texture over an electric mineral spine.
Cuvées
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pur Sang, established 1988, sits at the heart of Dagueneau's range. Citrus, saline mineral and flint smoke from a Kimmeridgian-clay terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cotat's southern Chavignol parcel: laser-like Kimmeridgian minerality, vibrant salinity and yellow fruits that evolve toward honey and rock with bottle age.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Pascal Cotat's south-facing Grande Côte sits on almost pure chalk, the same vein that runs through Chablis. Energy, precision and verve.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The most overtly mineral of Cotat's three single-vineyard bottlings, from a steep 0.7 hectare Chavignol parcel of fossilised pebbles. Rewards 15 years for creamy, saline depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cult Sancerre from the steep Monts Damnés slope in Chavignol. Smoky, strict and chiseled, with deep minerality from Kimmeridgian marl over white Portlandian limestone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Pascal Cotat's Monts Damnés sits across the family line from his cousin François. From 45-year-old vines on pure limestone, the wine is hand-harvested and barrel-fermented for ageability.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Botrytis-affected late-harvest Chenin Blanc from Foreau's tuffeau-limestone parcels in Vouvray. Bottled only a few times per decade, with documented multi-decade cellaring potential.