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Remoissenet Pere & Fils, Montrachet Grand Cru 2018
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Reviewed by: Vinous
A wine of reserve and nobility, the 2018 Le Montrachet Grand Cru is superb. Fresh, vibrant and explosive in the early going, the Remoissenet Montrachet opens up beautifully in the glass. Striking aromatics and rich fruit play off the wine’s natural energy so well. Readers will want to cellar the 2018 for at least a few years to allow some of its natural exuberance to emerge more fully. There is so much to look forward to. - Antonio Galloni
About the Producer
Remoissenet Père et Fils is a reference point for refined Burgundy wines. This ancient estate, connected by mortar and stone to the medieval walls of Beaune, is for serious collectors linked by vine and bottle to Burgundy’s hallowed past and its exciting future. Wandering through the 150-year-old estate’s hand-carved cellars is to travel back in time, each cool bottle telling a story of vintages past, wars won, anniversaries celebrated. Yet among these bottled memories are barrels of stories to come: older vines tended according to biodynamic methods, unique terroirs selected with the utmost care and in micro-quantities. In 2005, Remoissenet started the next chapter in its generations-long history. With new owners and renewed leadership under Pierre-Antoine Rovani (formerly of the Wine Advocate) and Bernard Repolt (Maison Louis Jadot), the estate is bringing more vineyards under its own roof and importantly, raising the qualitative bar for itself and its vine-growing partners across the board. The team at Remoissenet wears two hats: one, as a high-quality, small-batch négociant, cultivating close relationships with vine-growers up and down the Côte; and two, as a vine-growing estate, with select vineyards, the majority of which are located in Beaune and Gevrey-Chambertin, cared for according to biodynamic principles. The estate works with its vine-growers in a fashion not usual for France: grapes are purchased not by quantity but by quality, with bonuses offered if quality is exceptional. This ensures that Remoissenet gets the finest grapes, regardless of vintage. At harvest, three sorting tables are used to ensure only the most pristine fruit makes its way into the cellar.
