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Thomas-Labaille Sancerre Chavignol Les Monts Damnes 2023

$4699

Les Monts Damnes — the 'damned mountains' — is the steepest, most punishing hillside in Chavignol, and quite possibly the greatest single site in all of Sancerre. The Kimmeridgian marl here is the same rock that gives Chablis its bones, and the slope is so sharp that everything must be worked by hand. Thomas-Labaille selects the best lots from their old vines on this legendary cru, ferments with native yeasts, ages in 600-liter foudres, and bottles unfiltered. This is Sancerre at its most profound — a wine built for the cellar.

Shipping

Every step of the journey is managed to uphold the integrity of each bottle.

  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
  • Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • 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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Hours

Monday - Friday: 11am - 8pm

Saturday: 12pm - 5pm

CLOSED SUNDAYS

Email: help@flatiron-wines.com
Phone: (415) 780-1405


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More about Thomas-Labaille

As you pull up to Domaine Thomas-Labaille, in the heart of Chavignol, the steep slopes of Les Monts Damnées appear overhead. The wines are refreshing, very dry, and while each one is distinct they all seem to carry a breath of the cool air from the slopes outside. And if you're lucky enough to be there on a day when Claude opens an older bottle you'll see something amazing: these seemingly bright, fresh wines age into something even deeper and more expressive.

Claude wants to make wines that are light and bright enough to drink like a bistro wine in their youth, crackling and mineral, complexity, and honesty, but never overwhelming. But he is also looking to make wines that offer more than a passing nod at their terroir, wines that can open up with air to reveal levels of flavor, and that can age into more and more profound expressions of Chavignol's terroir.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sauvignon Blanc

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Elegant , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Aged Crottin de Chavignol, langoustines, lobster roll, turbot with beurre blanc, or roast Bresse chicken.

Tasting Profile

Deep, layered, and structured — citrus oil, white flowers, smoke, and crushed oyster shell, with a long mineral finish. Dry, intense, built to age.

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