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Stéphane Aladame - Montagny 1er Cru Les Vignes Derrière 2022

Burgundy

White

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92/100

Tim Atkin

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91/100

RVF

(2021 Vintage ratings)
chardonnay
precise
expressive

"Classy, chic, unmissable!"

Premier Cru "Les Vignes Derrière" is located in the commune of Montagny-lès-Buxy. The estate's flagship cuvée boasts a fresh, chalky mineral profile in a very pure, long and racy style. The saline finish prolongs the pleasure. We love the elegance and balance of this cuvée.

Features

Estate

Domaine Stéphane Aladame

Cuvée

1er Cru Les Vignes Derrière

Vintage

2022

Designation

Montagny 1er Cru

Region

Burgundy

Grape varieties

100% Chardonnay

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils, parcel located in the commune of Montagny les Buxy

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Direct pressing of whole bunches, light settling, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, 50% in vats (including concrete eggs) and 50% in oak barrels, malolactic fermentation.

Breeding

50% in vats (including concrete eggs) and 50% in oak barrels (no new barrels)

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Gold

Nose

Beautifully complex, with notes of yellow fruit, supported by a full, structured body. Minerality and freshness give it elegance and balance.

Mouth

Full-bodied and structured, mineral and fresh, elegant and well-balanced.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with slow-cooked wild turbot with truffle butter, parsley ham, pike quenelles with Nantua sauce, langoustines...

Domain Stéphane Aladame

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

Stéphane Aladame founded his domaine in 1992 at the age of 18, and now runs 8 hectares of Montagny with Julie, seven of which are Premier Cru. For the past ten years, the vines have been cultivated organically, with grassing and ploughing. A lover of freshness and finesse, Stéphane uses very few barrels to allow the terroir to express itself. The wines thus offer character, but acquire their precision with a little time in bottle. An essential Montagny domaine, highly prized by wine merchants and restaurateurs.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domain rated (guide 2020) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the domain :

As I wrote last year, Stéphane Aladame, who launched his eponymous domaine 25 years ago at the age of 18, is one of Montagny's leading figures. He describes his methods in the vineyards as "three-quarters organic", meaning that he works the soil and avoids herbicides, as well as using organic phytosanitary products, although he will use two or three synthetic treatments a year if necessary. In the cellar, he doesn't go to extremes, employing a majority of large 350-liter barrels and keeping barrels in rotation for 10 years, so that the aromas and flavors of new oak don't have a major influence here. As I wrote last year, Stéphane Aladame, who launched his eponymous domaine 25 years ago at the age of 18, is one of Montagny's leading figures. He describes his methods in the vineyards as "three-quarters organic", meaning that he works the soil and avoids herbicides, as well as using organic phytosanitary products, although he will use two or three synthetic treatments a year if necessary. In the cellar, he doesn't go to extremes, employing a majority of large 350-liter barrels and keeping barrels in rotation for 10 years, so that the aromas and flavors of new oak don't have a major influence here. His wines are pure, charming and well worth seeking out.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated wine (guide 2024) 91/100 (Vintage 2021)

Domaine rated (2021 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

Stéphane Aladame founded his domaine in 1992, at the age of eighteen. Since then, this perfectionist has made steady progress, assisted by his wife Julie. On the bangs of the domaine, a small négociant business was set up in 2002, producing white Burgundy and a little Montagny. His white montagnys are models of finesse and freshness: wines with little oak, great consistency, good ageing potential and reasonable prices. The domaine has made a name for itself on France's finest gourmet tables, exporting only half its production.

Tim Atkin

Tim Atkin

Rated wine (guide 2022) 92/100 (Vintage 2021)

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