$125.00
Just like Cotat’s whites, with age, it’s the terroir that comes to dominate the rosé with a singular minerality. There may be a silky texture and gentle floral notes, but it’s the stony minerality that defines old Cotat rosé. Sadly, they’re as rare as they are beautiful.
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The Loire Valley’s longest-lived, most complex Sancerres come from the famed terres blanches soils in the neighbouring villages of Chavignol and Amigny. This “white earth” is the southwestern-most extension of the same vein of Kimmeridgian rock that gives great Chablis its hallmark minerality and nerve.
Long-lived is the operative word here. Patience is required to get the most out of the greatest terres blanches-sourced Sancerres, just as it is with a Dauvissat or Raveneau Chablis. But for those willing to wait, a top 15-year-old example can be one of the world’s most riveting wines.
While there is no official classification of Sancerre’s top terroirs, three of them—Chavignol’s Les Monts Damnés and Les Culs de Beaujeu and Amigny’s La Grande Côte—are widely considered “Grands Crus” of the appellation. And one of the Loire’s greatest estates—Domaine François Cotat—has ancient vines in all three.
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