{"product_id":"francois-cotat-cul-de-beaujeu-2023","title":"Francois Cotat Cul de Beaujeu 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrançois Cotat farms some of the steepest and most celebrated vineyards of Chavignol, with Cul de Beaujeu among the domaine’s most distinctive sites. The vineyard is planted to old Sauvignon Blanc vines on a very steep south-east facing slope, with sections reaching around 45-50% gradient. Beneath the stony surface are Kimmeridgian marls rich in fossilised marine material, the classic “terres blanches” of the Sancerrois. Cotat works these difficult slopes by hand, with low yields, severe pruning and minimal inputs in the vineyard, allowing the old vines and limestone-rich terroir to dominate the finished wine. The domaine has maintained a deliberately traditional approach since François took over in 1998, concentrating on ripe fruit, freshness and a clear expression of site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 is 100% Sauvignon Blanc, harvested by hand at full maturity and given a very gentle whole bunch pressing. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts, with the wine handled as little as possible and only light bâtonnage towards the end of fermentation. It is aged for around eight months in older 60 -litre foudres, generally six to eight years old, which give texture without imposing obvious oak character. The 2023 is unusually rich and ripe, with around 6-7 g\/L residual sugar, resulting in its classification as Vin de France rather than Sancerre. Ripe citrus, pear, mirabelle, orange peel and exotic fruit sit alongside wet stone, chalk, herbs and a distinctly saline mineral character. Broad and textured but carried by vibrant acidity, it finishes long, fresh and chalky. It is particularly good with turbot, scallops, lobster, rich fish dishes, roast poultry and Crottin de Chavignol.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberty Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61028845355342,"sku":"11487","price":99.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/5061\/1516\/files\/20260926_153535.jpg?v=1790851106","url":"https:\/\/blackrockcellar.com\/products\/francois-cotat-cul-de-beaujeu-2023","provider":"Blackrock Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}