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André et Michel Quenard - Mondeuse Arbin Terres Brunes 2020

Savoie

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Bettane & Desseauve

mondeuse
potential
smoked
tartiflette
amateur wine

"Still a little stiff in the tannin, but the style of this wine is gaining in definition, offering a more rounded mouthfeel. Greedy, finely peppery finish. Substantial body on the palate. Well made and serious. (Le Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve). A fine terroir wine...

Features

Estate

Domaine André et Michel Quenard

Cuvée

Mondeuse Arbin Terres Brunes

Vintage

2020

Designation

Savoie

Region

Savoie

Grape varieties

100% Mondeuse

Terroirs

The best parcels of Arbin, a terroir of brown earth (ferruginous clay-limestone) on steep slopes where the vines are worked by hand.

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional in order to preserve all the authenticity of this grape variety's fruit.

Breeding

Half in oak barrels and the other half in vats, for 11 months

Alcohol content

12.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep purple colour

Nose

Complex with fruity, floral, raspberry, peony and smoky notes

Mouth

Intense, dense raspberry and peony aromas, young but supple tannins

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Drink from

2025

Apogée

Drink young, but ideally within 2 to 4 years to appreciate its full potential.

Drink before

2032

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with black pudding, oven-roasted duck, grilled shoulder of lamb, barbecued leg of lamb, smoked sausage, etc.

Domain André and Michel Quenard

Savoie

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 89/100

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

About the wine:

Still a little stiff in the tannin, but the style of this wine is gaining in definition, offering a more rounded mouthfeel. Greedy, finely peppery finish. Substantial body on the palate. Well-made and serious.

About the domain :

This 28-hectare estate has long been run by André and Michel. Michel's son Guillaume joined in 2009. The estate is located on the steep slopes of Torméry, south of Chignin. It was the grandfather who led its replanting in the 1950s. The estate avoids herbicides as much as possible, but cannot work all its plots by hand. Guillaume is trying his hand at organic farming on the two and a half hectares he took over to create the Côteau de Torméry estate. He is also experimenting with ageing in foudres or stoneware. A wide, coherent range with promising innovations.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (guide 2024) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Michel Quénard took over the family domaine, founded by his grandparents, in 1976. His son Guillaume joined him in 2009, after studying at the Lycée Viticole de Beaune and then at the Changins engineering school in Switzerland, and has since taken the helm of one of Savoie's most renowned estates, with a very consistent quality in both red and white wines.

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