The Sancerre’s of cousins Pascal and Francois Cotat are legendary wines. Drawing on fruit from the slopes of Chavignol, they are renowned for their mineral quality and longevity. While Sauvignon Blanc might be the grape variety, cépage is of little relevance, as Cotat Sancerres bear little resemblance to ‘Savvy’ as we generally know it. Grand Cru Chablis is a more pertinent reference point in this case.
Pascal Cotat’s Sancerre Blance ‘Les Monts Damnés’ 2006 is starting to open up and reveal its true potential. It possesses a remarkably complex bouquet – pear, crystallised stem ginger, melon and more. The wine is elegant in build, savoury and mineral, with an arrestingly dry finish. On this showing, it should have another decade of development, closure permitting.
2006 PASCAL COTAT SANCERRE BLANC ‘LES MONTS DAMNÉS’
Producer: Pascal Cotat
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2006
Region: Loire Valley, France
Alcohol: 13.0%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: N/a
Date tasted: 29 December 2014
Tasting Note:
Silvery yellow in appearance. Complex nose of pear, stem ginger, melon, pink grapefruit and yellow plum. Medium bodied, dry and elegant. Mineral accented palate – not quite as complex as the bouquet at this point in time. Long, long finish. Still on the way up.
Score: 18/20
Pascal Cotat’s Sancerre Blance ‘Les Monts Damnés’ 2006 is starting to open up and reveal its true potential. It possesses a remarkably complex bouquet – pear, crystallised stem ginger, melon and more. The wine is elegant in build, savoury and mineral, with an arrestingly dry finish. On this showing, it should have another decade of development, closure permitting.
2006 PASCAL COTAT SANCERRE BLANC ‘LES MONTS DAMNÉS’ Producer: Pascal Cotat
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2006
Region: Loire Valley, France
Alcohol: 13.0%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: N/a
Date tasted: 29 December 2014
Tasting Note:
Silvery yellow in appearance. Complex nose of pear, stem ginger, melon, pink grapefruit and yellow plum. Medium bodied, dry and elegant. Mineral accented palate – not quite as complex as the bouquet at this point in time. Long, long finish. Still on the way up.
Score: 18/20
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