2020 | Pascal Cotat | Sancerre la Grande Cote

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White Wine: 2020 | Pascal Cotat | Sancerre la Grande Cote

Aromas of lime zest, fresh pear, light herbs. Juicy and penetrating, with lots of mineral expression. Textured yet very dry. Flavors of stone fruits, crushed stones, light pepper. In the mouth it is expressed with intensity and amplitude, wrapping the whole mouth in an interminable pulpy and savory sip.

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Producer: Pascal Cotat

Ratings: V | 94

Vintage: 2020

Size: 750ml

ABV: 15%

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc

Country/Region: France, Loire

Aromas of lime zest, fresh pear, light herbs. Juicy and penetrating, with lots of mineral expression. Textured yet very dry. Flavors of stone fruits, crushed stones, light pepper. In the mouth it is expressed with intensity and amplitude, wrapping the whole mouth in an interminable pulpy and savory sip.

Reviews:

• Vinous: The 2020 Sancerre La Grande Cte is a fine wine with a piercing nose of floral and flint. It offers delectable texture and sinew and remains an impressive wine.

Producer Information

From gear head, to grape man. While Pascal Cotat’s first passion may have been restoring old cars, wineespecially his family’s Sauvignon Blancwas a fast second. No one can doubt that winemaking runs in the blood of the Cotat family. On the slopes of the Monts Damns in Chavignol, the family has tended both Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir since the end of the second World War. It was only in the 1990s when two brothers, Paul and Francis, handed over the family domaine to their sons, Franois and Pascal, respectively. Today there are two Cotat domainesone in Chavignol, headed by Franois, and one in Sancerre, run by Pascal. What sets these cousins apart is less important than what they sharea passion for natural winemaking and a truly amazing touch with Sauvignon Blanc.Grapes from each vineyard plot are vinified separately. The Cotat family pioneered single-vineyard bottlings in Sancerre, and each terroirwhether Les Monts Damns or Grande Ctehas its own unique personality. Soils share the same chalky heart as do those in Chablis. In general Pascal wines show a more luxurious, plush mouthfeel in combination with this balanced acidity. (Franois wines, in comparison, often show more flinty, Chablis-like notes.) Wines are always bottled unfined and unfiltered.