2023 Francois Cotat Sancerre Cul de Beaujeu

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2023 Francois Cotat Sancerre Cul de BeaujeuProducer: Francois Cotat Region: Sancerre, Loire, France Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc Year: 2023 Winemaker Notes: "The family purchased their parcel in Culs de Beaujeu just after the second world war, and it was winemaker Francois Cotats great grandfather who planted it himself. Facing northwest, Culs is a cooler site, delivering a Cotat Sancerre with all its characteristic depth and vibrancy with an added edge of cool white fruits and stony persistence.

"The color is a golden yellow hue

2% Petit Verdot makes up the blend

Tight and lightly chewy on the palate with plenty of fruit

37% Cabernet Sauvignon

Today the estate is headed up by seventh generation Dominique Lelarge

a slight caramel note

blackberry and cigar box notes on the attack

pinching at the cheeks with tension while leaving a tart twang of lemony citrus

The wine is bottled without filtration

Spiced finish

5% Moscatel

The wine's mineral freshness comes from the alluvial