2022 Pascal Cotat Sancerre La Grande Cote

Pascal Cotat is one of the leading domaines of Sancerre, producing a traditional style of wines aged in oak. Officially formed in the 1990's following the split of the family holdings, the vineyards have been tended by them since the 1947. Located in the western portion of the Sancerre appellation, Chavignol has a unique type of soil called, in French, “terres blanches.” The region is essentially a chalk plateau, like that found in Chablis, with clay and limestone soils. These are wines that can age for decades effortlessly, and that marry a plush richness with a laser-like cut and energy.

Some of Pascal Cotat’s oldest vines are in La Grande Cote, with age of vines over 60 years old. The Cotat cousins both own La Grande Cote outright, so consider this plot the family monopole. This small two-acre vineyard is steeply sloped facing north and has clay-rich soils granting Sauvignon Blanc lush, supple flavours with a bracing vein of citrus-inspired acidity.