Thomas-Labaille Sancerre Les Monts Damnes Chavignol, Loire, France 2022

Thomas-Labaille has vines averaging thirty years old with some much older on the famously steep slope of Monts Damnés in Chavignol. They are sustainably farmed and harvested by hand. The wine is fermented with native yeasts in fiberglass and cement tanks, aged on its lees in stainless steel tanks (with a small proportion of used barrel in some vintages) for four to six months and bottled without filtration.

Essentially reserved for export, this vintage is very representative of the Kimmeridgian marls typical of the Monts Damnés hillside: beautiful minerality and notes of exotic fruits.