Domaine Berthenet, Montagny, Tête de Cuvée (blanc) 2019

Appellation: Montagny

Region: Burgundy

Country: France

Color: White

Varietal(s): Chardonnay

About The Producer

The Berthenet family has been growing vines for about four centuries. The estate is located in Montagny in the Cote Chalonnaise. The estate works with passion to respect the environment. All the plots are planted from selected grafts from the estate's nursery.

Terroir & Vineyard Practices:

This is the estate's top cuvee made from a marriage of different parcels in the village of Montagny-Les-Buxy. It comes from a total of 3.40 ha planted in clay-limestone soil.

Tasting Notes

The marriage of plots gives this wine an explosive bouquet of white flowers, with aromas of honey , and gingerbread. Perfect for serving with seafood or ham. Ideal to drink within 2-5 years.

Vinification

This wine is made from the first press of juices. Aging is realized in stainless steel tanks.

Press

  • 91 points - Decanter: "Berthenet’s Tête de Cuvée is a blend from all but one of the domaine’s vineyards. Succulent, ripe and honeyed, the calcareous slopes have added freshness, citrus and saline notes. Unoaked, there are beguiling floral notes in this fine Montagny. Drink 2020-2022.”- Andy Howard, MW, Decanter
  • 16/20 - "Good Value" - JancisRobinson.com: "(12 months on fine lees.) Lemon and lime pure fruit on the nose, plus creamy apple. Almost chewy on the palate even though it is unoaked. An easy, happy but not simple wine. Delicious and GV. Drink 2020-2023."- Julia Harding, MW, JancisRobinson.com