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Auxey-Duresses “Moulin aux Moines” Monopole 2018

40,51 

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(54,01  / 1000 ml)

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  • 🎨 Color: Sparkling golden yellow with delicate green reflections
  • 👃 Aroman: Earthy tones, dried herbs, ripe apricots, candied pineapple, lemon zest, roasted almonds, flint, floral clove fragrance and freshly peeled mandarins
  • 👅 Taste: Taut and meagre, chalky subsoil, well-integrated acid structure, phenolic pressure with minerality, delicate enamel
  • 🎭 Character: Balanced, low alcohol content, perfect acidity, cool, sublime and elegant
  • 🍽️ Food recommendation: Turbot in oil with creamy polenta, tortellini with ricotta mushroom filling, pork fillet wrapped in herbs
  • Special features: Only under 5% share of new wooden barrels, ageing in barrels for 12-15 months, promising ageing potential
Tasting note from from 26.07.2020, Copyright Marian Henß

Info

The village of Auxey-Duresses is in the immediate vicinity of Meursault. The monopoly site, after which the Domaine is also, extends directly behind the winery up the hill. Jean-Marc Roulot has his site in the direct neighbourhood. The proportion of new wooden barrels is less than 5%. Aging is in barrel for 12-15 months. In what is supposed to be a warm vintage, this well-balanced Chardonnay has managed to fill with a commendable 12 % by volume.

Color

Sparkling golden yellow, delicate green reflections

Nose

The first nose from the monopollage in Auxey-Duresses conveys pure understatement. Chardonnay as a grape variety does not impose itself particularly, but conveys its origin in the best way. An earthy tone, paired with dried herbs, eventually escalates into yellow fruitiness. Ripe apricots, a little candied pineapple and lemon zest. A nuance of toasted almonds and especially flint come to their fully deserved platform with a little more oxygen. A floral note reminds me of cloves. As it progresses, a thought of freshly peeled tangerines increasingly develops. "bitter sweet symphony...". Promisingly, I look forward to the first sip.

Palate

And he just delivers.

On the palate, it appears taut and sparse. The chalky subsoil comes through wonderfully. A well-integrated acid structure stretches it fabulously into the length. In the finish, it develops a phenolic pressure, which escalates into pure minerality. And this is skilfully underpinned by a delicate melting. The low alcohol combined with this near-perfect acid framework and cool feel create a sublime and elegant wine. This already gives me great pleasure today, but also gives hope for great things in the future. A really strong piece of wine.

Food recommendations from Marian Henß

  • Turbot fried in oil, creamy polenta, beurre blanc
  • Tortellini with ricotta-pepper filling, roasted hazelnuts and parmesan cheese
  • Pork tenderloin cooked in herb coat, steamed chard and bacon cream sauce

Allergens

Contains sulfur

Winemaker

Clos du Moulin aux Moines

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Type

Vintage

Variety

Content

Alcohol content

Residual sweetness

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Acid

6,3 g/l

Drinking temperature

11°

Manufacturer

Clos du Moulin aux Moines, 21190 Auxey-Duresses / France, Organic certificate: FR-BIO-01