2014 Domaine François Cotat "Les Monts Damnes" Sancerre Chavignol

Bid on this bottle of 2014 Domaine François Cotat "Les Monts Damnes" Sancerre Chavignol. Located in the western half of the Sancerre appellation, Chavignol's steep, south-facing Monts Damnés vineyard sits on a chalk plateau of Kimmeridgian limestone — the same "terres blanches" found in Chablis — with thin topsoils and vines averaging 30 years old. Hand-harvested and pressed full cluster in an older wooden vertical press, fermented on indigenous yeasts in very old demi-muids and aged in older tonneaux, then bottled unfined and unfiltered. Aromas of yellow stone fruits, citrus, light smoke and wildflowers lead into a palate of bitter lemon, apricot and candied quince, with excellent depth and the singular intensity that defines the Cotat style.