Henri Bourgeois Sancerre La Côte des Monts Damnés 2021

This vineyard famed for its steep slope above the village of Chavignol has produced a balanced wine, textured and with ripe white fruits and tight acidity. Still young, it will develop well and further. Drink from 2024.

Fruity nose of white flowers, fresh pear, sliced pineapple, lime zest and passion fruit. It’s medium-bodied, juicy and creamy with delicious citrus and tropical fruit.

The 2020 Sancerre Blanc La Côte des Monts Damnés opens with an intense and refreshing bouquet of ripe lemons, cassis and crushed oysters. On the palate, this is a rich, dense and full-bodied, firmly structured and quite powerful Sancerre from this very steep, south/southwest-facing slope in Chavignol that is composed of Kimmeridgian marls. The finish is still young and tannic, but after another year, this should be transformed to roundness and even more richness. 14% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in March 2022. very concentrated wine expresses its strong personality. With three to five years of bottle-aging, the wine gains roundness, richness and complexity. This wine can be enjoys with a great variety of dishes : Asian recipes, white meats like veal escalope stuffed with prawns and marjoram. As for cheese, a Munster would do a great match.

A pronounced herbaceous quality introduces this wine, which is marked by mouthwatering acidity and reveals good density to the flavors of grapefruit and green melon. Precise and linear, with weight that builds toward a lengthy finish highlighted by fresh-cut chives and refined minerality. Drink now through 2025. 2,000 cases made, 350 cases imported.