Montagny Aline Thiebaut
Brilliant, clear straw colour. A fine and delicate nose of white flowers, apple, citrus, peach, pear, pineapple, minerals (chalk) and a bit of oak. On the palate, it is balanced, lively, soft and round with flavours of toast, lemon and minerals. Lingering and superb finish.
OWNER
Aline Thiébaut
WINE MAKER
Aline enjoys working hand in hand with established vignerons. She is an avid believer in a balance of both tradition and technology and practices sustainable agriculture, low yield harvests and aging in French oak barrels. By undertaking these practices, she ensures that her wines display the best expression of the terroir and vintage.
SITE
The Montagny vineyard, which is the southern-most point of the Côte Chalonnaise, only produces white wine.
GRAPE VARIETY
100% Chardonnay.
SOIL
Clay and limestone, steep slopes.
GROWING METHOD
20-32 year old vines with an average yield of 40 hl/hectare. Sustainable practices and manual harvesting.
SURFACE AREA
2.2 hectares.
DENSITY
10.000 vines / hectare.
VINIFICATION
No masking. Low pressure extraction of the juice with a pneumatic press. Cold static clarification for 24-36 hours.
AGEING
Aged for 14 months in stainless steel vats.