{"product_id":"2024-sancerre-les-monts-damnes-francois-cotat","title":"2024 Sancerre 'Les Monts Damnés', François Cotat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a plot just over 1 hectare in size in Les Monts Damnés, the imposing sweep of vineyards that look down driectly upon Chavignol. This has a deeper tone and pitch than the 'Caillotes' and perhaps a touch more concentration. François’s Monts Damnés is clearly the best example of this famous Cru. Reflecting the excellent vintage, this wine is cool and compact, a taut, tightly coiled core of briny minerality; such tension, and exquisite balance. Superb and needs time, plenty of time. A rare and iconic wine in the Loire and for good reason\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":47073907441849,"sku":null,"price":189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0161\/5184\/files\/BottleShots-1copy_4662e116-7f9c-4e1e-b48c-75f06dad1f6d.png?v=1777504936","url":"https:\/\/www.andrewguard.com.au\/products\/2024-sancerre-les-monts-damnes-francois-cotat","provider":"Andrew Guard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}