2012 | Pinot Noir
Francois Cotat; Rosé
Loire Valley; Sancerre, Chavignol, France
(92-94; Drink 2025-32)
2012 | Pinot Noir
Francois Cotat; Rosé
Loire Valley; Sancerre, Chavignol, France
(92-94; Drink 2025-32)
Aug 20th, 2023
When I went to open this wine for a friend who contributed to my wine education during the early years he immediately said, "Not until it was at least a decade on .” I shrugged my shoulders and buried it. I understand now. I had concerns as there was something floating around in the bottle. In the mouth it felt 3-D but never heavy. Flavors of watermelon , peach , red berries, and flavors quite frankly I had never experienced in a wine or could identify. At times it showed like a cocktail one would get on the beach , at other times like a complex sour ale. I feel confident in its youth it had a higher level of sweetness but like a great Riesling it perfectly integrated. A lingering juicy finish. I realize this wine would not be for everyone but for me one of my most memorable wine experiences and what I love about wine.. Honestly, my score is irrelevant.
When I went to open this wine for a friend who contributed to my wine education during the early years he immediately said, "Not until it was at least a decade on .” I shrugged my shoulders and buried it. I understand now. I had concerns as there was something floating around in the bottle. In the mouth it felt 3-D but never heavy. Flavors of watermelon , peach , red berries, and flavors quite frankly I had never experienced in a wine or could identify. At times it showed like a cocktail one would get on the beach , at other times like a complex sour ale. I feel confident in its youth it had a higher level of sweetness but like a great Riesling it perfectly integrated. A lingering juicy finish. I realize this wine would not be for everyone but for me one of my most memorable wine experiences and what I love about wine.. Honestly, my score is irrelevant.
Jun 4th, 2021
Still going strong. Beautiful peach hue. Mellow and creamy with punchy acidity, strawberries and nectarines and flowers
Still going strong. Beautiful peach hue. Mellow and creamy with punchy acidity, strawberries and nectarines and flowers
Jun 21st, 2020
2017 vintage. Unfiltered and unfined. This is a spectacular rosé. Intensely perfumed, smells more like a red (like Chambolle-Musigny!). Amazingly concentrated with layers of fruit and an incredibly long finish with retronasal fruit and a distinctive minerality. Fabulous value at around 25 euro.
2017 vintage. Unfiltered and unfined. This is a spectacular rosé. Intensely perfumed, smells more like a red (like Chambolle-Musigny!). Amazingly concentrated with layers of fruit and an incredibly long finish with retronasal fruit and a distinctive minerality. Fabulous value at around 25 euro.
May 29th, 2020
Sancerre, Central Vineyards, Loire Valley, France
