Monthelie
“Picturesquely nestled against the rounded hillside like the head of Saint John in the shoulder of Christ, Monthélie looks like a Tuscan village” wrote Pierre Poupon. In 855 or 865, the name of this village is noted in the Cartulaire de Saint-Symphorien d’Autun: “in Montelio” meaning “on the small mountain”.
Origin
Plots: 0,2965 ha
Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Age of the vines: planted in 1985 & 1987
OUR VINTAGES
2020
Tasting notes: Deep cherry colour with garnet highlights. A bouquet of liquorice and spices. Feminine, racy nose, powerful aromas of black fruits. It seduces with its fleshy, velvety and long mouth, supported by silky tannins that give it freshness and relief.
Ageing potential: 5 to 15 years
Serving temperature: 16 to 18°C
2019
Tasting notes: A beautiful bright purple colour. The nose expresses a bouquet of strawberry, violet and a touch of wood. In the mouth, the tannins are soft, balanced and structured. The fruit notes are sweet and expressive, whilst retaining a good freshness.
Ageing potential: 5 to 15 years
Serving temperature: 16 to 18°C
2018
Tasting notes: Located between Meursault and Auxey-Duresses, this appellation is characterised by its minerality. Subtle ruby colour. The nose shows the elegance of the parcel by highlighting red fruits and woody notes. The palate is fruity and elegant with very refined tannins. The lightness of this wine makes it a wine of pleasure to share now.
Ageing potential: 5 to 15 years
Serving temperature: 16 to 18°C
2017
Tasting notes: The wine offers a rather soft colour with shades of purple to mauve at the edge of the glass. The nose is fine and subtle with notes of morello cherry, smoke, peony and sweet spices. The wine is soft on the palate with red fruit flavours. The tannins are crisp and cocoa-like.
Ageing potential: 5 to 15 years
Serving temperature: 16 to 18°C
2016
Tasting notes: An extremely fruit-driven wine. It is a complete wine with spicy, mineral and floral flavours (such as violets). The palate is crisp and the tasting remains delicate with fine tannins.
Ageing potential: 5 to 15 years
Serving temperature: 16 to 18°C
2015
Tasting notes: Produced from rigorous selections from the Monthelie climates, the Monthélie vines stretch across a south/south-east facing slope between Volnay and Auxey-Duresses. The Monthélie red has a beautiful ruby colour. Its aromas express small red and black fruits, oriented with age on the undergrowth, the fern and the spices. Firm and velvety, its flesh is supported by fine tannins.
Ageing potential: 5 to 15 years
Serving temperature: 16 to 18°C
2019
Riche, ample et magnifiquement assemblé, ce vin possède une profondeur considérable et une succulence en milieu de bouche. Avec un tel spectre de saveurs, il n’y a cependant pas de boisé ou de tanin indésirable. Généreux et structuré, c’est un vin capiteux, doté d’un réel flair et d’une grande ambition. C’est l’antithèse du Corton à l’ancienne et il marque
le début d’une ère nouvelle et passionnante pour ce monopole parfaitement situé. (À boire entre 2023 et 2032)
18+/20
Matthew Jukes
