Domaine Edmond Vatan has a devoted following – call it a cult if you like – thanks entirely to decades of hard work and the talents of Edmond Vatan himself. His Sancerres are a benchmark against which other Sancerres are measured. Robert M. Parker Jr. has described himself as "officially addicted" to Vatan's Clos la Neore, calling it "Sancerre at its best." Vatan Sancerres are known for their stunning presentation of aromas and flavors and their ability to improve with cellaring. Vatan retired in 2007, and since 2008 winemaking and estate management have fallen to his daughter, Anne Vatan-Foucault. Father and daughter both believe in low yields on heavily pruned vines, and one result is that there is very little wine produced, about 500 cases a year. Their steep, difficult to farm Clos La Neore vineyard is a mere six acres. The wines often earn ratings in the mid-90s, and Wine Advocate called a recent vintage “fascinatingly – indeed, almost mind-bendingly – complex.” Along with their reputation for excellence, a hallmark of Edmond Vatan Sancerres are their slim, long-necked green bottles, generally marked only with a simple label near the bottle neck. They don't need flashy labels. The wine speaks for itself.