François Cotat Sancerre Les Culs de Beaujeu 2023 Bouteille (75cl)
François Cotat Sancerre Les Culs de Beaujeu 2023 is a white Loire wine made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc, produced by Domaine Cotat in the Sancerre appellation. This cuvée comes from the historic lieu-dit Les Culs de Beaujeu in Chavignol, on a hillside with soils combining Kimmeridgian limestone and clay. The vines, over 45 years old, are harvested by hand. The wine is whole-cluster pressed, fermented with native yeasts, and aged in old vessels before being bottled without fining or filtration.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Loire
- Appellation
- Sancerre
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Cotat
- Cuvée
- Les Culs de Beaujeu
- Millésime
- 2023
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Domaine Cotat
Under the generic appellation "Domaine Cotat" are grouped two independent Sancerre estates: those of cousins François Cotat and Pascal Cotat. Heirs to the same family lineage in Chavignol, they separately cultivate renowned parcels of Sauvignon Blanc, notably in Les Monts Damnés and La Grande Côte; François Cotat also farms Les Culs de Beaujeu and Les Caillottes.
- Owner
- François Cotat et Pascal Cotat, chacun à la tête d’un domaine distinct issu du partage familial
- Surface (ha)
- 7.40 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 52800
Histoire du domaine
The Cotat family has been cultivating vines in Chavignol since the 1940s. Brothers Paul and Francis Cotat worked their vineyards and vinified in a shared cellar, while commercializing the wines under distinct labels. François, son of Paul, joined his father in the late 1970s and began producing Sancerre under his own name in 1987. In 1998, upon the retirement of the previous generation, the family wine estate was divided: François took over Paul's vines, while his cousin Pascal received those of Francis. Since this handover, François Cotat and Pascal Cotat have run two legally and technically independent estates. Figures available from La Revue du vin de France indicate 4.9 hectares and approximately 38,000 bottles per year for François, compared to 2.5 hectares and approximately 14,800 bottles for Pascal, totaling 7.4 hectares and 52,800 bottles for the combined entities in this profile. Older sources attribute the vinification of the Pascal Cotat estate to Francis Cotat, but this responsibility could not be confirmed as still current.
Les Culs de Beaujeu
Single-plot white wine made from Sauvignon Blanc cultivated by François Cotat in Les Culs de Beaujeu, a terroir of Kimmeridgian limestone marls in Chavignol. The producer releases it separately under this name, generally under the Sancerre appellation. This southeast-facing site yields a wine renowned for its combination of richness, elegance, structuring freshness, and longevity.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The cuvée takes its name from the vineyard plot Les Culs de Beaujeu, located in Chavignol.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1998
- Style of the cuvée
- Ample and mature Sancerre blanc, supported by mineral freshness and a discreet structure. Its overall profile combines elegance, rich texture, complexity, and strong aging potential.
- Position within the range
- One of the estate's premier single-plot cuvées, alongside Les Monts Damnés and La Grande Côte.
Histoire de la cuvée
This single-plot bottling has been part of François Cotat's own range since 1998, the year he took over the family vines and obtained the entirety of the family plot of Les Culs de Beaujeu during the division of estate assets with his cousin Pascal.
