Tasting note

The NV Brut Nature Monange blends 70% Cabernet Franc with 30% Chenin Blanc from vines averaging 30 years old. The wine goes into the second fermentation due to an unfinished first alcoholic fermentation and is kept at least 40 months sur lattes prior to release. The Monange is officially announced as a rosé, but the wine in my bottle is lemon to golden-yellow and doesn't show any pink hints, thus I dare to record it as a white vin de mousseux. This release is based 80% on the 2016 harvest and completed with 20% from a solera, and it comes with 12.7% alcohol. The bouquet is intense and fruity and combines ripe, yellow-fleshed fruit aromas with refreshing lemon notes. On the palate, this is a quite rich and textured but fresh and persistent sparkling wine with an elegant mousse, fine brioche notes and a textured mouthfeel. The finish is fresh and with citrus fruit notes and brioche notes. This is a full-bodied aperitif that goes even better during a meal. Tasted in June 2021 from lot 20320.

Score: 89

Stephan Reinhardt, August 2021 Week 1, The Wine Advocate, August 2021