François Cotat operates a small, family-run estate in Chavignol within France's Sancerre appellation, crafting terroir-specific Sauvignon Blanc wines from approximately 4 hectares of steep, limestone and silex-rich vineyards including Les Monts Damnés, La Grande Côte, and Les Culs de Beaujeu. His traditional approach includes late harvesting, indigenous yeast fermentation in old oak barrels, extended lees aging until summer or fall, and minimal intervention with no fining or filtration, yielding wines of remarkable complexity and aging potential that often challenge conventional appellation parameters.

Francois Cotat

Monts Damnes Sancerre, 2022

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