Only 12 bottles shipped. Rarely exported as there is so little made, we only get a few bottles even at the best of times. Didier Dagueneau always dreamed of making a great Sancerre from the chalky slopes of Chavignol. It was only in the late ‘90s that he was able to acquire half a hectare of Les Monts Damnés, near Gérard Boulay’s Comtesse parcel, and soon planted it to his own exacting standards. The south-facing, steep site has white soil packed with chalk. The historic name of the parcel or climat (within Les Monts Damnés) is Les Vignes Blanches, reflecting the calcareous soils. Despite the steep aspect, Dagueneau notes that it is one of the cooler terroirs of Les Monts Damnés. Deep, concentrated, hedonistic, this is a wine to remind us why Chavignol was so revered in the pre-phylloxera period. And it's another wine that deserves a Burgundy-shaped glass.