Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Chavignol Mont Damne 2023 [NET] SF Chronicle - Past Pick Aged 7 years

Aged 7 years

then aged three years on the lees — double the legal minimum

crunchy wild berries—in a lighter

the texture broadening but the line of acid still tight

officinal herbs

Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Chavignol Mont Damne 2023 [NET] SF Chronicle - Past Pick Aged 7 yearsDagueneau crosses the river into Sancerre, and lands on its greatest terroir. The Loire's cult Sauvignon Blanc estate makes this rare bottling from the heart of the Cote des Monts Damnes in Chavignol, the steep, chalky, Kimmeridgian marl slope that many consider Sancerre's finest. Biodynamically farmed and made with the same precision that built the domaine's reputation, it's a tense, mineral, age worthy white. A rare chance to taste Dagueneau's hand