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08 P. Cotat VdT Rose
- Thread starter Seth Hill
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originally posted by Seth Hill:
08 P. Cotat VdT Rose...is in a very nice place right now.
And that's all I have to say about that.
Mama always says....
john McCarthy
john McCarthy
originally posted by Seth Hill:
08 P. Cotat VdT Rose...is in a very nice place right now.
And that's all I have to say about that.
I would be nicer if I had a bottle at my house....that wine rocked!
robert ames
robert ames
with a mighty leap of deduction, i'm guessing that this is pascal cotat of sancerre fame. . .which leads to my question, "why is this a vin de table, rather than a sancerre?" residual sugar seems to me to be unlikely. what other parameters do they use to kick wines out of the appellation?
Sharon Bowman
Sharon Bowman
Residual sugar is in fact one reason why Cotat declassifies/is declassified. (It varies from year to year, I believe, whether the wines are Sancerre or VdT.) The INAO stipulates for white and ros Sancerre that they must have under 4g/l residual sugar. Another reason is alcohol level, which must be less than or equal to 13% abv for all wines in the appellation (of all colors).
However, per a wine store website, Tanzer has explained w/r/t the ros specifically:
"This wine is actually bottled without a vintage (but with 'Lot 2008' shown on the label). Cotat unilaterally declassified this wine from Sancerre in order not to find himself in the middle of a difference of opinion between two local authorities, one of which has declared that the parcel in question was incorrectly classified as A.C. Sancerre 80 years ago."
However, per a wine store website, Tanzer has explained w/r/t the ros specifically:
"This wine is actually bottled without a vintage (but with 'Lot 2008' shown on the label). Cotat unilaterally declassified this wine from Sancerre in order not to find himself in the middle of a difference of opinion between two local authorities, one of which has declared that the parcel in question was incorrectly classified as A.C. Sancerre 80 years ago."
kirk wallace
kirk wallace
originally posted by Sharon Bowman:
Residual sugar is in fact one reason why Cotat declassifies/is declassified. (It varies from year to year, I believe, whether the wines are Sancerre or VdT.) The INAO stipulates for white and rosé Sancerre that they must have under 4g/l residual sugar. Another reason is alcohol level, which must be less than or equal to 13% abv for all wines in the appellation (of all colors).
However, per a wine store website, Tanzer has explained w/r/t the rosé specifically:
"This wine is actually bottled without a vintage (but with 'Lot 2008' shown on the label). Cotat unilaterally declassified this wine from Sancerre in order not to find himself in the middle of a difference of opinion between two local authorities, one of which has declared that the parcel in question was incorrectly classified as A.C. Sancerre 80 years ago."
The '09 (Lot 2009, in keeping with the above; and VdT "Chavignol") is very much open for business. Almost too full throttle, but just at the last minute it assures you that everything is under control and seriously delicious. Also had a bottle of the F. Cotat '09 Rose last night -- it is spring isn't it? -- and it was much more restrained, more salinity, lower alcohol, less RS; excellent with the jamon pair that the Modern Bar Room is serving.