Domaine Moissenet-Bonnard

Domaine Moissenet-Bonnard has been in the family for eight generations and was taken over by Jean-Louis Moissenet in 1987. In 2005, he extended the wine-growing estate to the Meursault and Auxey-Duresses appellations. The estate produces nine red wines, four white wines and a Crémant de Bourgogne. The vines are protected from pests and fungal diseases without the use of herbicides or pesticides, and are ploughed in order to obtain healthy vines that dig deep to extract the riches of the soil. The harvest and the sorting of the grapes are carried out by hand and the wine is raised in 228-liter oak barrels, 30% new medium toast from the region of Allier. Alcoholic fermentation will occur in 30% new oak barrels. Aging will last 12 months with lee stirring every 2 weeks for 5 months.

The estate went HVE (Environmentally High Value) in 2014. This certification valid for three years guarantees the methods practiced on the domaine follow strict guidelines for an environmentally friendly approach to viticulture. Focus is on biodiversity, strategic use of non-synthetic products and fertilizers as well as proper usage of water and protection of the water source. The grapes are hand-picked, hand-sorted, and hand-selected. They are then gently pressed pneumatically.

Emmanuelle-Sophie and her father Jean-Louis work side by side. Jean-Louis is responsible for the administrative and commercial tasks. His daughter, Emmanuelle-Sophie is devoted to working in the vineyards and winemaking.

Emmanuelle-Sophie MoissenetWinemaker

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2013 Auxey-Duresses Les Fosses Moissenet-Bonnard

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2013 Auxey-Duresses Les Fosses

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Auxey-Duresses -Just over the hill from Meursault Meix Chavaux lies a lesser-known Auxey Duresses vineyard called Les Fosses. This has a bright focused acidity, but also that rich nuttiness that is the hallmark of good Meursault. Lovely, rich, and a Meursault in all but name. Covering 34 ares 53 ca (about 0.8533 acres), this plot is planted with 30-year old Chardonnay vines. Located on the east slope of Mont Mélian hill, this plot is very close to the Meursault vineyards. In geological terms, "Les Fosses" means soil fracture (collapse); they have been covered by erosion over centuries and millennia. The vines are worked to promote aeration of the soil so that the roots can draw on the essence that is the terroir. Grapes are harvested by hand and pressed gently using a pneumatic press, which allows us to adjust the presses according to the grape quality.

The vines are protected through the method called ‘lutte raisonnée’, without herbicides or pesticides, and are ploughed in order to obtain healthy vines that dig deep to extract the riches of the soil. The harvest and the sorting of the grapes are carried out by hand. After a clarification phase, the must is transferred to stainless steel vats for fermentation; once the density reaches about 1020, it is placed in oak barrels (30% of which are new) to age on the lees for 12 months. Stirring takes place every 15 days for 5 months.

Perfect with a monkfish terrine, pike with a curry sauce, pan-fried scallops, sole meunière, snails in a puff-pastry case, frog legs, veal blanquette and grilled potato. Delicious with cheeses such as Morbier, Bleu de Bresse, Bleu de Gex, Tomme de Brebis, mature Comté/Gruyère. Dessert: Sicilian cassatines with pistachio nougatine, pear crumble with hazelnuts, mirabelle tart, saffron panna cotta with cinnamon biscuits.

2013 Beaune Montée Rouge Moissenet-Bonnard

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2013 Beaune Montée Rouge

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Beaune - The Montée Rouge vineyard earns its name from the reddish hue in the soil due to the high content of iron. In the synclinal of Volnay the Comblanchien limestone disappears into the depths to be replaced by the overlying Rauracian. The slopes are quite steep and the soil (scree-derived black rendzinas) thinnish. On the lower slopes are Argovian marls and deep soils, white, grey or yellow, tinged with red from the iron in the Oxfordian limestone. At the foot of the slope, limestones are mixed with clay. This 35-year-old plot, of 50 are 90 ca (about 1.9991 acres), faces east on a soil of "grèzes litées" (stratified scree). It has a steep slope (you quickly get red climbing it!). It is partially terraced for better exposure to sunlight, and is worked entirely by hand by Emmanuelle-Sophie. The ground is covered with grass to prevent erosion, encourage flora and promote mycorrhization. A portion of the plot (38 ares, about 0.9390 acres) is planted with the Chardonnay varietal.

The vines are protected through the method called ‘lutte raisonnée’, without herbicides or pesticides, and are ploughed in order to obtain healthy vines that dig deep to extract the riches of the soil. Grapes are picked entirely by hand, destemmed and then gently pressed with our pneumatic press to obtain a pure juice. The alcoholic vinification is started in vats and is then finished in barrels, 30% of which are new.

Perfect with scallop and gamba lasagna, leek fondue, salmon tartare with citrus confit, langoustine carpaccio. Delicious with cheeses such as Tomme de Brebis, Mont d’Or, Rocamadour, Chevrotin, Mâconnais. Dessert: cheesecake with chestnut cream and goat's milk, fromage frais or chocolate mousse in a glass. Covering 34 ares 53 ca (about 0.8533 acres), this plot is planted with 30-year old Chardonnay vines. Located on the east slope of Mont Mélian hill, this plot is very close to the Meursault vineyards. In geological terms, "Les Fosses" means soil fracture (collapse); they have been covered by erosion over centuries and millennia. The vines are worked to promote aeration of the soil so that the roots can draw on the essence that is the terroir. Grapes are harvested by hand and pressed gently using a pneumatic press, which allows us to adjust the presses according to the grape quality.

2020 Meursault Les Vireuils Moissenet-Bonnard

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2020 Meursault Les Vireuils

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Les Vireuils comes from the Old French "virots", "vire", referring to plots hugging the curve of the slope. Its 40-year-old vines face south by south-east at an altitude of 300 metres. The plot overlooks the village of Meursault, giving us a 180° view of the white wine villages (Monthelie, Auxey-Duresses, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet). It is worked and ploughed to encourage root establishment, so as to draw on the mysteries and spirit of the terroir.

2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru de Blagny Moissenet-Bonnard

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2020 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru de Blagny

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