Gerard Boulay, Sancerre Comtesse, 2017 AFKATT_2025 austere soils that demand the

austere soils that demand the most from the vine and reward it with the most structured

and it spends four years in 50- to 100-hectoliter Slavonian oak casks and another year in bottle before release

Milly-Lamartine is the historic heart of the estate

drinking well now with more to come

Gerard Boulay, Sancerre Comtesse, 2017 AFKATT_2025 austere soils that demand theThe apex of Grard Boulay's range, and the powerhouse of the pair at the top of his range. Comtesse comes from vines 50 to 75 years old planted at the bottom of the Monts Damns slope deeper argilo calcaire, maximum sun exposure, one of Chavignol's warmest spots, just along from Vatan's Clos La Nore and Boulay has only bottled it separately since 2005. Where his La Cte is linear and chiselled, this is broad shouldered and dense. The bouquet weaves