2020 Paul Prieur & Fils Sancerre La Mont Damnés

The domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre LLan Mont Damné is a special edition of the beautiful Sancerre of Paul Prieur & Fils. Of course made from Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire but coming from a special selection. The matures in stainless steel for several months "Sur Lie" before being bottled. "Sur lie" is the French term for aging the wine on the fine lees. This is the sediment of dead yeast cells, but without remnants of shells, leaves, stems, flesh, and other 'dirt', or the coarse dregs. This way of producing does take a lot more time, but it does ensure that the wine gets more body, more structure and a nicer aromatic complexity. Maturation on the dregs of dead yeasts also results in slower and more controlled maturation as the yeasts bind the oxygen in the wine. The Domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre Blanc Monts Damnés is a gourmet wine. Complex and mineral with notes of green herbs, citrus, pineapple and flint. The aftertaste is endless! Delicious with grilled prawns with coriander and pink grapefruit, oysters with a salsa of cucumber and citrus fruit, or with steamed lobster with herb butter and a touch of pastis.

The Paul Prieur et Fils estate has existed in Sancerre for 11 generations and today it is Luc and Philippe Prieur who exploit the 13.5 ha of the estate. La Comète reveals a very aromatic nose, with notes of citrus, apricot and blackcurrant. Fresh and typical of Sancerre, it combines a nice minerality and a little 'greasy' with age. The taste is harmonious and full of freshness. A wine to enjoy as an aperitif or at the table with refined and pure fish, shellfish and crustacean dishes, light preparations with white meat and salad with goat cheese.

Domaine Paul Prieur & Fils - now led by Didier, the fifth generation Prieur - is located in the town of Verdigny in the Cher department. Here, and around the village of Sancerre, the family owns about 15 hectares of vineyards, two thirds of which are planted with sauvignon blanc for white Sancerre. The remaining part is taken up by pinot noir for a rosé wine and a red variant Paul Prieur Sancerre.