Domaine Xavier Monnot, Beaune 1er Cru Toussaints '18
Domaine Xavier Monnot
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This rich, fruit-forward wine
boasts black cherry, violets and light spice flavors. Ripe, refined tannins support the full-bodied
savory flavors of smoke and dark fruit. This substantial wine is beautifully balanced, offers good length on the palate and will reward additional cellaring.
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- Wine Country
- France
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- Grape varieties wine
- Pinot Noir
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- Wine-food combination
- Roasted partridge with chestnuts, a shallot bavette, a wild boar stew with porcini mushrooms, and in cheese: a Brie de Meaux
About this wine
Description & facts
The Toussaints terroir is in an ideal location between Beaune Grèves and Beaune Bressandes and sits on a slope toward the bottom of the hill with excellent drainage. This rich, fruit-forward wine boasts black cherry, violets and light spice flavors. Ripe, refined tannins support the full-bodied savory flavors of smoke and dark fruit. This substantial wine is beautifully balanced, offers good length on the palate and will reward additional cellaring. The lieu-dit Toussaints (“all saints”) pays homage to the monks who revealed the importance of terroir and crus in winemaking.
- Producer
- Domaine Xavier Monnot
- Country of origin
- France
- Wine Region
- -
- Classification
- Beaune 1er Cru
- Organic/Biodynamic/Vegan:
- Sustainable
- Vintage
- 2018
- Grape varieties wine
- Pinot Noir
- % of grape varieties wine
- Pinot Noir
- Tasting note
- This rich, fruit-forward wine boasts black cherry, violets and light spice flavors. Ripe, refined tannins support the full-bodied savory flavors of smoke and dark fruit. This substantial wine is beautifully balanced, offers good length on the palate and will reward additional cellaring.
- Wine-food combination
- Roasted partridge with chestnuts, a shallot bavette, a wild boar stew with porcini mushrooms, and in cheese: a Brie de Meaux
- Vinification
- Pinot Noir is usually destemmed, except in warmer years when up to 20% of stems may be included, and native yeasts are used for primary fermentation in stainless-steel tanks. After four to five days of cold maceration, Xavier uses a combination of pump-over and punch-down for extraction. After pressing, the wines are transferred to barrels for malolactic fermentation for 12 to 14 months. Regional-level wines receive 15-20% percent new oak, village-level wines receive 25% new, and premier crus 30-35% percent.
- Location Vineyard
- The Toussaints terroir is in an ideal location between Beaune Grèves and Beaune Bressandes and sits on a slope toward the bottom of the hill with excellent drainage.
- Soil
- Limestone
- Closure
- Cork+wax
- Bottle size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 15 C
- Ageing potential
- 10 years and more
- Awards & ratings
- Robert Parker: 90 points
