2023 | Daniel Chotard Sancerre Lieu dit Les Coutones | Loire Grecanico It is there

It is there

93 Pts Decanter World Wine Awards

Sourced from a historic site planted in the 1890s

Based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc raised in 40% new barrels (the balance is in second- and third-fill oak)

Full-bodied and very fine textured with silky tannins that are so layered and gorgeous

2023 | Daniel Chotard Sancerre Lieu dit Les Coutones | Loire Grecanico It is thereLes Coutones comes from a steep parcel where the soil is so rich in clay that after the rain, it affixes itself to ones boots. That clay keeps cool a site that otherwise faces abundant sun, a balance that allows its fruit a longer ripening phase. The result is full of finesse, the nose exuberant, yet restrained; unripened pineapple, clover, tangerinefull of zest that hints at summer, but remains fresh and green.