2023 Paul Prieur et Fils, Sancerre, Monts Damnes Designation_AOC fostered a prolonged ripening period

fostered a prolonged ripening period

chemical-free practices

brambly darker Pinot but it has guts and intrigue and always disappears quickly in the glass

saline finish

2023 Paul Prieur et Fils, Sancerre, Monts Damnes Designation_AOC fostered a prolonged ripening periodPaul Prieur is an old Verdigny domaine with deep holdings in Sancerre, but this bottle comes from Chavignols Monts Damns, arguably Sancerres greatest vineyard site its a south facing slope and the steepest vineyard in Sancerre. The name means damned mountains, a nod to how punishingly steep the slope is to work. Luc Prieur is the 11th generation to run this historic property! He farms organically, harvests by hand, and gives this wine a more serious