Pascal Cotat, Sancerre "Les Monts Damnés"

It’s here: our hotly anticipated, annual allocation of Pascal Cotat’s single-vineyard Sancerre, and as usual, it is very limited. If you’re in the club already, feel free to click below and pounce so you don’t miss out. If you need a refresher on why everyone is so jazzed on Cotat, here’s the lowdown: For several decades now, Pascal has worked tirelessly to perfect the art of producing profoundly complex Sauvignon Blanc that strives to be the standard bearer for what Sancerre can achieve. Only his cousin, François, Edmond Vatan, and perhaps the Vacherons are in the same league. In fact, comparing Cotat to most any other Sancerre completely misses the point, as this wine should be compared with the greatest white wines produced anywhere on the globe. If you are someone who wants to have a representative selection of benchmark wines in your cellar, then you need Cotat. And given that prestige, it is still a relative value: Most wines with this level of pedigree are in the three, even fou