{"product_id":"2023-sancerre-rose-francois-cotat","title":"2023 Sancerre 'Rosé', François Cotat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCotat's rosé is cult and one of a very small group that benefit from (and in some ways demand) aging. Just like Cotat's whites, with age, it's the terroir that comes to dominate the rosé with a singular minerality. There may be a silky texture and gentle floral notes, but it's the stony minerality that defines old Cotat rosé. Sadly, they're as rare as they are beautiful.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eThere are three things that define François Cotat’s wines. Firstly the superb Kimmeridgean terroir around the famed village of Chavignol and specifically it’s vertiginously steep vineyard, Les Monts Damnés. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eSecondly, his vineyards are planted at a density of 8000 vines per hectare – higher than the more normal average of 6000 vines per hectare \u0026amp; with average yields of 45 hl\/ha, far lower than Sancerre’s ‘rendement de base’ of 65 hl\/ha.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eThirdly, that he is often the last to harvest, sometimes a week later than his peers and this, combined with his meagre yields, provides sublime and incomparable quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francois Cotat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47095118790841,"sku":null,"price":124.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0161\/5184\/files\/CotatRosse.jpg?v=1777875061","url":"https:\/\/www.andrewguard.com.au\/products\/2023-sancerre-rose-francois-cotat","provider":"Andrew Guard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}