Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Chavignol Mont Damne 2023 [NET]

Name: Didier Dagueneau Sancerre Chavignol Mont Damne 2023 [NET]
Brand: Beaune Imports [BEI]
SKU: SF-BEI--042226-92
Price: 209.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$209⁹⁹

Dagueneau crosses the river into Sancerre, and lands on its greatest terroir. The Loire's cult Sauvignon Blanc estate makes this rare bottling from the heart of the Cote des Monts Damnes in Chavignol, the steep, chalky, Kimmeridgian-marl slope that many consider Sancerre's finest. Biodynamically farmed and made with the same precision that built the domaine's reputation, it's a tense, mineral, age-worthy white. A rare chance to taste Dagueneau's hand on Sancerre's top site. Offered pre-arrival.

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If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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More about Didier Dagueneau

Domaine Didier Dagueneau is one of France’s great iconic estates. Everything that can be written about the estate and the man who founded it has already been put to paper so I'll keep this tidy.

Since 1982 Domaine Dagueneau has produced singular, mind bendingly complex and age-worthy Sauvignon Blanc in Pouilly-Fumé. Didier always pushed the limits. As a young man he dabbled in professional motorbike racing and dog sledding. His fearlessness and sense of adventure were essential to the establishment of his estate.

From the beginning Didier experimented with organic viticulture, sans-soufre winemaking, own-rooted vineyards, natural fermentations and experimental barrels, sometimes pushing up to the edges of excess. But his voraciously curious and wide open mind allowed him to always see the benefits and drawbacks of these techniques.

The Dagueneaus have worked closely with the world’s top coopers to create some uniquely-shaped, very low-toast barrels such as long and slim cigar shapes and very small foudres. The different levels of wine to oak contact and oxygen exchange play a large role in creating these world class wines.

Biodynamic techniques are used in what are the Loire’s most meticulously maintained vineyards. Tended to like a Grand Cru site in Burgundy, the Domaine limits yields to 50-75% of their neighbors. The soils are worked by man and occasionally, horse. This encourages the roots to grow deeper and expose the underlying terroir.

Tragically, on September 17, 2008 Didier was killed when his ultra-light plane crashed near Cognac. He was only 52.

Didier was survived by his son and daughter. Louis Benjamin and Charlotte. Louis Benjamin took over the farming and winemaking and having only worked a few vintages with his father, it was quite evident that he’d inherited his father’s talents and perfectionism.

Some, including myself, believe that the wines have only improved, becoming even more focused and complex.