2 vintage bottles of Cotat, a family since 1979. These are powerful wines and can age for a long time and can easily be left for decades, and contribute to the continuing legend of the great wines of Sancerre. These are still in good shape. (tasted other bottles myself). Bought from importer upon release and always kept in the cellar under near perfect conditions. Shipping in special boxes. Bid with confidence. - Caillottes 2008 This Cuvee has been around since 2005 Delicate nose that expresses fruity aromas of citrus fruit and flowers. On the palate an impressive structure, fine volume, purity and a crystalline substance and always very fruity. A beautiful finish with saline notes. - Sancerre Les Culs de Beaujeu 2007 Harvested from vineyard (0,9ha) that can reach 45 degrees. Extremely steep slopes. Cotat boasts vineyards on the finest slopes. The clay-limestone soil here is called Terres Blanches and is rich in fossils. The vineyards are so steep that they can often only be worked by hand. Erosion is a major problem here. With minimal fertilization, the vines are not forced to produce. Lutte raisonée, strict pruning. The grapes are always harvested as ripe as possible; they are usually the last in the region. Harvesting is done by hand, with the grapes being pruned in the vineyard. No crushing or destemming is done, the grapes are pressed whole. No artificial yeast culture or debourbage is used, allowing a complex of natural yeast cultures from the vineyard to contribute to the wine's complexity and unique character. There is no temperature control during fermentation, and the must is not cooled. No sulfur during fermentation, fermentation partly in small vats, 600- and 500-liter demi-muids rotated every seven years, so no new oak barrels were used. A light battonage is carried out at the end of fermentation. Two soutirage sessions are held, one before Christmas and the other three months later. A first bottling takes place in early May and a second in June. Both soutirage and bottling are guided by the phases of the moon. In the week before the new moon, the wine is clear and calm. The wines are neither fined nor filtered.