Paul Prieur et Fils, Sancerre Les Monts Damnes

Following Paul Prieur’s retirement, this wonderful family Domaine is now run by sons Didier, Luc and Philippe. The domaine is spread across three specific areas that each add something distinctive to the final wine – Caillotte (scent), Terre Blanches in the area known as Mont Dames (structure and vinosity) and Silex (minerality). All vineyards are hand harvested and unlike many other producers in the central vineyards of the Loire, the Prieur family only make wine from their own vineyards in Sancerre - they do not buy grapes in and do not make wine from neighbouring villages such as Pouilly and Menetou Salon. Inevitably this means production is limited meaning their wines are often in high demand and short supply.