Yves Martin Sancerre La Cote des Monts Damnes 2022 042726OFFER 7% Cabernet Franc—combines inky berry

7% Cabernet Franc—combines inky berry fruit with wild plums and hints of spice and ash

Chenin Blanc is the great shape-shifter of white grapes — dry

and this cru bottling shows what Glera can do when it's taken seriously

more full-bodied whiskey

and she even holds a tiny sliver of the great Hermitage hill

Yves Martin Sancerre La Cote des Monts Damnes 2022 042726OFFER 7% Cabernet Franc—combines inky berryThe hill they call "Damned Mountain" overlooks Chavignol, its steep slopes studded with seashells and marl that concentrate Sauvignon Blanc into pure tension. Spontaneous fermentation on fine lees builds this wine's elegant palateripe fruit and white flowers balanced against the limestone and mineral push that defines Sancerre at its most serious. From one of the appellation's most famous vineyards.