Vatan, Clos la Neore, Sancerre, France 2022 1.5L

One of the most iconic Sancerre's there is. Vatan is 13 generations of winemaking from a small parcel of 50 year old vines in Clos la Neore within Les Monts Damnes - Sancerre's most revered site. The kimmeridgian soils, same soils found in Chablis, make wines of a incredible minerality and persistence. Edmond and his daughter Anne continue the story of their family, following very traditional methods learned from generation to generation. They hand harvest later than most, from their low yielding site. The wines are fermented with indigenous yeast and aged in 600L foudres that are at least 100 years old. The wine is racked 2 -3 times until it shows clear, and is bottled unfiltered. They use nearly no sulfur, the only application is of burning a candle inside the barrel after bottling. Now only bottled in magnums, 500 cases made. Their wine is among the most complex, rich and age worthy white wines found in France.