Aperitif wine for the Kessler's Cassoulet Dinner 2016:
Chavignol Sancerre “Les Monts Damnés”, Cuvee Buster, Thomas Labaille, 2012
Solid right to the core; Chavignol seems to be the Alsace of Sauvignon Blanc in the hands of Cotat and Labaille. This is full-on grassy-herbal drizzled with lemon juice backed up with some notable heft and weight of fruit. It’s not really “Sancerre”, and I can see where it would disturb the prim and proper AOC mind-think: this is simply Chavignol. Even better, it’s Monts Damnes.