Gerard Boulay, Sancerre La Cote, 2024 ALSACEJURASWISSCT0126 honest style

honest style

named for his two grandfathers

with a character that stands out in every glass

Grand Cru quality site for decades

but Louis Barruol (the Rhône hand behind Château de Saint Cosme)

Gerard Boulay, Sancerre La Cote, 2024 ALSACEJURASWISSCT0126 honest styleLa Cote comes from La Grande Cote, a distinct Chavignol slope with its own personalitya southeast facing site on chalky terre blanche, the pale Kimmeridgian marl that Sancerre lovers chase. Where Boulay's other single vineyard bottlings lean toward power or structure, this one is all about tension and clarity: the most linear and high toned of the four, with laser focus rather than weight. Boulay farms it organically and vinifies it simplynative