2023 Aline Beauné Montagny (PRE-ARRIVAL ONLY)

Pre-arrival price to supplement the 2024 allocation which was very small. Will be $119.

Very low stock 6 bottle limit sorry.

94 Points, Kasia Sobiesiak (The Wine Front) – “You know that moment when you smell the wine and it just smells delicious? That’s the moment, that’s the wine. Layers of perfume. Ripe fruit base, apples and stone fruit, crunchy and tart apple bake, a hint of green melon skin, all tossed with fresh herbs and spices and swirls of almond cream. There’s a great deal of weight and flavour here, especially mid-way, with minerally freshness, stony/slatey palate, tingling cinnamon and ginger in the finish. Super wine, so fine, so detailed, so delicious.”

Average age of the vines: 35 years

The estate owns 2.40 hectares of Montagny village with 6 locations. I chose to produce this cuvée from two parcels:

One located at the highest point of the Montagny appellation, in the place called "Rougeriaux," facing due North. The soil here is predominantly marl, making it heavy and challenging to work with, but very suitable for Chardonnay.

The other parcel is situated at the very bottom of the appellation, facing Northeast. The soil is a mixture of clay and limestone pebbles, more flexible and easier to cultivate. Grapes from this parcel achieve a more advanced ripeness than those from other parcels.

Aging:
The two parcels are harvested and aged separately; blending occurs before bottling. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, no lees stirring. Aging with 60% in tanks and the remainder in barrels;