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Edmond Monnot, Santenay Blanc, Le Chainey

Burgundy, France 2013 (750mL)
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Edmond Monnot, Santenay Blanc, Le Chainey

This beautiful white Burgundy delivers the concentration and weight of the top villages’ best sites for an off-the-beaten-path priceThis beautiful white Burgundy delivers the concentration and weight of the top villages’ best sites for an off-the-beaten-path price.
Ultimately, we tracked down the importer and uncovered a small amount at the winery in France, then ordered all we could. Months later, the wine has finally arrived, and it's certainly worth the effort. For those of you who love the concentration and minerality of the most famous Burgundies, but are tired of the outrageous prices, this wine is a rare gem that should not be overlooked.
The Burgundian appellation of Santenay lies just southwest of the famous village of Chassagne-Montrachet in the southern stretch of the Côte de Beaune. Granted AOC status in 1937, the lesser-known village boasts several Premier Cru as well as numerous unclassified lieu-dits with vast potential. Thanks to its relatively small and predominantly French following, prices for stunning wines in this village are still a serious bargain. This Chardonnay is derived from the Le Chainey vineyard, which lies directly above the Premier Cru Clos Rousseau where it has an advantageous aspect and just the right amount of shelter from the wind, which allows for proper ripening. Vines are an average age of 45 years and are rooted in limestone as well as red and white clay soils that coalesce to deliver a wine with the concentration of great Chassagne-Montrachet with the minerality that keeps us returning to the old world time and time again.
 
The stewards of this picturesque stretch of Southern Burgundy are the Monnot family, and their dedicated French following has kept export of their wine to only 15% of their small production. Created in the late 1920’s by André Monnot, the domaine passed into the hands of his son, Edmond, and landed in 2007 in the capable hands of his children. Stephane Monnot farms their nine hectares in a method known as lutte raisonnée, which translates to reasoned fight and entails utilizing organic practices unless an extreme emergency arises. The hand-harvested fruit now arrives at a new winery, which utilizes gravity, instead of pumps, for the ultimate gentle transfer of the wine that results in a supple, pristine expression. The fruit is hand-sorted, entirely destemmed then ages for 12 months in 20% new Allier oak where it undergoes bâtonnage or stirring of the lees. After an additional six months in tank, the wine is filtered then bottled. This unique beautifully crafted wine is something rare to our shores and is an expression of Burgundy you simply must experience.
 
The 2013 Le Chainey displays a beautiful, highly concentrated light golden core with green and gold reflections on the rim. The intense, vividly aromatic nose is dominated by ripe bosc pear, yellow apple and dried pineapple laced with a touch of clarified butter, acacia flowers, hazelnuts, stirred lees and a light kiss of exotic baking spices. The near full-bodied palate is rich and generous with flavors of poached apple, dried lemon, pineapple, acacia blooms and butter over focused, finely crushed chalk and oyster shell, which ends into a long finish of rich yet elegant Chardonnay flavors. If you appreciate new world concentration of fruit with old world minerality, this wine will deliver an experience you will never forget. To enjoy, please let the wine breath in a decanter for at least 30-45 minutes then serve in Burgundy stems just below cellar temp at 50-55 degrees. Please do not serve directly out of the refrigerator or this wine will be too cold to perform at its best. For an incredible pairing serve alongside French Laundry’s Butter Poached Lobster recipe.
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Limestone and Clay
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Chardonnay
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13.0
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