Thomas-Labaille 2025 Sancerre Les Monts Damnés

Jean-Paul Labaille continues the great work of his father-in-law Claude Thomas, creating one of the finest Sancerres from vines in "les Monts Damnees," an incredibly steep-south facing hillside in Chavignol on Kimmeridgian limestone and red clay. The 2025 is a great example of this wine, with complex, very elegant aromas of lemon oil, dried pear,  apple and quince, lime-flower, boxwood, and stone. Really lovely! The palate is ripe and full but with firm acidity,  elegant white fruits, saline minerals, citrus and earth, with just a touch of honeysuckle. Lovely finish of creamy pear and apple with firm acidity. This is a great Sancerre that is drinking beautifully now but don't hesitate to cellar for five to ten years.