2023 | Daniel Chotard Sancerre Lieu dit Les Coutones | Loire San Lorenzo other Albillos

other Albillos

finishing with a regal

Initially firm and dry

Scents of black cherries and cassis emerge on the nose of the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Bartolucci Vineyard

The aromas of ripe white fruit stand out

2023 | Daniel Chotard Sancerre Lieu dit Les Coutones | Loire San Lorenzo other AlbillosLes 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.