Domaine François Cotat - Sancerre Blanc - La Grande Côte - Magnum 2023
François Cotat is a winemaker located in the commune of Chavignol , within the Sancerre appellation in the Loire Valley. The Cotat family has been renowned in the region since the 1940s, and his cousin Pascal Cotat also produces wine in Sancerre. François Cotat manages 3 hectares of vines: 1/3 Pinot Noir, 2/3 Sauvignon Blanc. The vineyard is cultivated on clay-limestone hillsides, with a unique type of chalky soil called "terres blanches". It is not uncommon to see François Cotat's wines under the Vin de France status, since he tends not to follow the regulations of the Sancerre appellation (higher level of residual sugar or alcohol).
The La Grande Côte cuvée comes from the one-hectare plot of the same name cultivated by François Cotat. The Sauvignon Blanc is harvested by hand and fermented with its own yeasts before undergoing a light stirring at the end of fermentation. Aging lasts eight months in 600-liter barrels aged 6 to 8 years.
Grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
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