
Domaine Xavier Monnot
FRANCE, Meursault
FRANCE, Meursault
Winemaker & owner
“In 1994, Xavier Monnot took over the family winery after completing oenological studies. With a penchant to improve the family’s 17 hectares of vineyards, Xavier focused on replanting parcels with a combination of mass selections of old vines and new clones, and updating the cellar with modern equipment, including gravity flow. The new approach of the domaine combines traditional and modern methods in the vineyard and winemaking. Along with these changes, Xavier began bottling his wines under his own label, Domaine Xavier Monnot.”
“He describes his vineyards as ‘clean like a golf course’. If you don’t do a good job in the vineyard, you don’t have a good wine in the end. Healthy, ripe fruit is at the heart of all decisions made in the vineyard.”
Winemaking
Xavier is meticulous about treating each plot personally; all grapes are manually harvested. His winemaking style emphasizes purity of fruit, elegance, complexity and a full, silky mouthfeel. The approach is ‘lutte raisonnée’: restricting yields for quality and concentration and intervening as little as possible so as not to upset the natural environment.
Collection
The Xavier Monnot wines are characterised by a purity of fruit, elegance, complexity and a full, silky mouthfeel.