Stephen Brook | Lush, appley nose, with some charm if little nuance. Lean attack, finely concentrated, and with a piquant acidity that contributes finesse. Silky in texture, but there is a vibrant minerality that cuts it and gives the finish a mouthwatering quality. There’s an almost chewy extract on the finish, a bit like having a mouthful of pebbles, but more enjoyable than that sounds. Very long and complex, with a constant zigzag of flavor and texture on the palate. | 93

Andrew Jefford | Pale silver-green. Sweet, warm, and pungent, with a very attractive breadth of stoniness, as if you were smelling a stone-cutter’s yard on a hot summer day. By contrast, it doesn’t have the urgent freshness of some of its peers; it all depends what you want. I like this aromatic profile enormously. On the palate, the wine is pungent and long, searching, sappy, and vinous, with ample wealth and breadth, one of the richest of the Monts Damnés, but it works very well and is just what you would expect from a “terroir” or cru Sancerre (not the varietal purity and incision above all, in other words). Broad, ground-stone finish—back to the medieval cathedral yard. Magnificent terroir wine. | 94

Stephan Reinhardt | This is a rather subtle, fresh, and elegant example of Mont Damnés. The nose is clear, fresh, and deep, revealing a remarkable concentration and crunchy-mineral character of wet clay and stones. A picture-book nose! The palate is dense, elegant, and refined, with fine tannins and an intense and persistent finish. Still astringent there, but with great concentration and mineral freshness. A great character. You either like it, or this Mont Damnés likes you. | 93