From a single vineyard owned by Louis Jadot since 2010. Clay soil. Harvested by hand, prolonged maceration with pumping over twice a day for three to four weeks in open vats. Maturation in 1/3 new oak barrels for about 18 months.
Good volumes with generally good quality. I've had some superb whites from this vintage. Not much risk in terms of either frost or hail, unlike in many of the previous vintages. Some producers may have harvested too much in red, having done little vendage verte (crop thinning), making for slightly low concentrations in their Pinots.
| Vintage: |
2017 Good volumes with generally good quality. I've had some superb whites from this vintage. Not much risk in terms of either frost or hail, unlike in many of the previous vintages. Some producers may have harvested too much in red, having done little vendage verte (crop thinning), making for slightly low concentrations in their Pinots. |
| Colour: | red |
| Style: | still (dry) |
| Assemblage: | no |
| Grape variety: | Pinot Noir |
| For assemblages, the main grape variety is shown. | |
| Producer: | Louis Jadot |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Burgundy |
| Subregion: | Côte de Beaune |
| Appellation: |
Monthelie AOC Appellation in the Côte de Beaune, located between Volnay in the north and Meursault in the south. Mostly Pinot Noir, though about one fifth of the appellation is planted with Chardonnay. The red wines are typically made in a fruity style for early drinking rather than prolonged ageing in the cellar. There are more than 40 hectares of premier crus in Monthelie as well as some village vineyards. As I learnt from Jasper Morris' Inside Burgundy, Monthelie is usually spelt without the accent aigu (é) by the locals in Burgundy, which is why I opted to omit the accent here, too. |
| Vineyard: |
Sous Roches Village vineyard in Monthelie in the Côte de Beaune in Burgundy. 1.16 hectares in size. As far as I know, the vineyard was purchased by Louis Jadot in 2010. |
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