François Cotat Sancerre Grande Cote 2014
The 2014 Sancerre Grande Côte from Domaine Cotat is a Loire white wine produced from Sauvignon Blanc. This cuvée originates from Grande Côte, a lieu-dit in Chavignol renowned for its Kimmeridgian soils and very steep slopes. The 2014 vintage thus pairs the identity of Sancerre with the expression of an emblematic limestone terroir of the estate.
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
- Grande Côte
- Millésime
- 2014
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.
