Domaine de Montbourgeau - Étoile Vin de Paille 2016 (liquoreux)

Name: Domaine de Montbourgeau - Étoile Vin de Paille 2016 (sweet)
Brand: Domaine de Montbourgeau
Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)

Étoile|White wine

Jura

White

Sold individually

Drink or Keep

3.8/5 (5 customers)

18/20

RVF

2*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

94-95/100

Robert Parker

(2014 vintage notes)

This Vin de Paille exudes all the flavors of a great bottle: barley sugar, orange, quince, date in an airy, digestible style. The palate is juicy, salivating and rich. The tangy finish brings the tasting to a climax. A true work of art!

Features

Estate

Domaine de Montbourgeau

Cuvée

Vin de Paille

Vintage

2016

Designation

Étoile

Region

Jura

Grape varieties

60% Chardonnay, 20% Savagnin, 20% Poulsard

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soil for Chardonnay, marl for Savagnin, red marl for Poulsard

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

The bunches are first laid out on racks in an attic until the end of December, to allow the berries to dehydrate and concentrate their sugar content. They are then pressed in January.

Breeding

In oak barrels for 3 years-4 years

Alcohol content

14.22%

Residual sugars

154 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Golden, straw-yellow colour

Nose

Notes of honey, walnut and quince

Mouth

Complex and smooth, with flavours of candied fruit and honey.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2030+

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with Comté gougères, pan-fried foie gras, tarte tatin or tangy desserts (lemon tart, exotic fruit salad...).

Domaine de Montbourgeau

More information on Domaine de Montbourgeau

Star

More information on Étoile

Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Nicole Deriaux has a soft spot for Chardonnay, preferably typical, which accounts for almost 70% of her vineyard (10 hectares in total in the Étoile appellation, including 2 hectares of Savagnin). His family has been at the helm of the estate since 1920, and has now been at the helm for over 25 years, assisted by his sons César and Baptiste. All her wines celebrate the Jura in the most beautiful and delicate of ways, with saline expressions, subtle takes on the veil, and soon an interesting wilted Chardonnay (2017 vintage). 2019 should mark the turning point in the conversion to organic farming. Montbourgeau shines at the summit of the Étoile.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2019 guide) 2*Coup de Coeur (Vintage 2014) (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

In 1920, Nicole Deriaux's grandfather Victor Gros settled in Montbourgeau. His father, Jean Gros, consolidated the estate's reputation. Next to the 11 ha of vines is a bucolic setting, bordered by an avenue of lime trees leading to the winery that surrounds the family home. A benchmark estate in the L'étoile appellation.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2018 guide) 94-95/100 (Vintage 2014) (Extraordinary wine)

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

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

Rated (2018 guide) 18/20 + Coup de Coeur (Vintage 2014) (Great wine)

Domaine rated (2020 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 :

Still too little known, the Étoile appellation can give rise to expressions of great finesse, provided the producer shows tact and sensitivity. Nicole Deriaux, aided by her son César, undoubtedly possesses these qualities. We particularly appreciate the domaine's style, with no frills or gimmicks, offering straightforward, intense wines in the best Jura tradition. The estate's cuvées achieve superb expressivity; the Cuvée Spéciale, a Chardonnay aged for a long time under veil, and the Vin Jaune are the most consistent in excellence. The new Cuvée Montangis appears to be of the same calibre. This careful, unobtrusive work deserves more recognition and the full attention of Jura aficionados. The first star is firmly in our sights.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 5 reviews