2023 Francois Cotat 'Caillottes' Sancerre

Place: Sancerre - Loire Valley, France

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc

Farming: Organic

François Cotat is one of Sancerre’s legendary producers, making wine much as his family has since the 1940s — tiny yields, late harvesting, native yeasts and old foudre. From some of his oldest Sauvignon vines comes a beautifully expressive wine, packed with orchard fruit, cool acidity and chalky minerality. Generous and full of personality, yet incredibly fresh, precise and unmistakably Sancerre.

Named after the rocky, chalky Caillottes soils of Sancerre, this is François Cotat at his bright and energetic best. Lemon, fresh ginger and white pepper meet silky white fruit and a stony mineral edge — textured and concentrated, but with loads of freshness and drive.