Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Dagueneau |
Label Name: | Mont Damne Sancerre |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Sancerre (Chavignol), Loire |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Sauvignon Blanc |
Acidity: | 5 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 10°C |
Awards/Ratings
Vinous 94 points (2024 review)
Tasting Note
Elegant, chalky Sancerre with lemon, ripe apple, elderflower and honeysuckle, flinty/sea-shell minerality, subtle lees/pastry complexity, bright acidity and a saline, persistent finish.
Food Pairing
Oysters and other shellfish, langoustine or lobster, goat cheeses (Crottin de Chavignol), grilled white fish, sushi/sashimi, Vietnamese spring rolls, Thai seafood curries, light chicken dishes.
Production Method
Hand-harvested from a 0.6 ha Monts Damnés parcel; fermented with selected yeasts, extended lees contact and part barrel élevage (small casks); aged on lees with time in barrel and tank.
Vineyard Info
Domaine Didier Dagueneau—renowned Pouilly-Fumé master—acquired and planted a parcel in Les Monts Damnés (planted 2002). Produces a rare, meticulously farmed Mont Damné Sancerre under Dagueneau's exacting methods.