Daniel Chotard Sancerre 2023

DANIEL CHOTARD AND HIS WIFE, BRIGITTE, LIVE JUST OUTSIDE SANCERRE IN THE VILLAGE OF REIGNY. THE CHOTARD FAMILY HAS BEEN MAKING WINE FOR WELL OVER TWO HUNDRED YEARS, THOUGH DANIEL WAS INITIALLY RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT THE FAMILY VOCATION AND STARTED AS A TEACHER. DANIEL IS A BIT OF A RENAISSANCE MAN. HIS ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION FOR LEARNING EXTENDS BEYOND WINE AND INTO MUSIC; HE IS A GIFTED GUITARIST AND ACCORDION PLAYER. HE ORGANIZES LIVELY MUSIC AND WINE SOIRÉES THAT SHOWCASE WINE AS AN EQUALLY COMPELLING ART FORM TO JAZZ. HE HAS ALSO INVITED KERMIT TO BRING HIS ROOTSY BAND TO PERFORM IN SANCERRE—STAY TUNED FOR CONCERT DATES! IN RECENT YEARS, DANIEL HAS PASSED THE REINS OF THE DOMAINE ON TO HIS SON SIMON. THE TERROIR OF SANCERRE IS WIDELY REGARDED AS PRODUCING ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPRESSIONS OF THE SAUVIGNON BLANC GRAPE. SANCERRE WAS ONCE MORE CELEBRATED FOR ITS RED WINE, A PARISIAN BISTRO FAVORITE. SIMON GROWS PINOT NOIR AS WELL, USED TO MAKE BOTH RED WINE AND ROSÉ. THE HILLTOP TOWN OF SA