The best wines of Monthélie

Discover the best wines of Monthélie of Burgundy as well as the best winemakers of Monthélie and estates of Monthélie to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Monthélie and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Monthélie by region

Looking for a good wine of Monthélie of Burgundy among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Monthélie. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Monthélie with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Monthélie

See the top 100 best red wines of Monthélie

Want to buy a red wine of Monthélie cheap or sell a red wine of Monthélie at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Monthélie

Red wines from the region of Monthélie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with dark beer, pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce or duck breast in a crust.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Monthélie

On the nose the red wine of the region of Monthélie. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vegetal or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of pepper, leather or citrus fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Monthélie. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Monthélie

  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1978With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Monthélie

  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Monthélie

A wine route planned in the region of Monthélie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Monthélie.

Discovering the wine region of Monthélie

The wine region of Monthélie is located in the region of Côte de Beaune of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Matrot or the Domaine Monthelie Douhairet Porcheret produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monthélie are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monthélie often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pepper or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, smoke or lemon.

In the mouth of Monthélie is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 146 estates and châteaux in the of Monthélie, producing 202 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Monthélie go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Great white wines of Monthélie

See the top 100 best white wines of Monthélie

Want to buy a white wine of Monthélie cheap or sell a white wine of Monthélie at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Monthélie

White wines from the region of Monthélie go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of fish lasagne, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or carri of shrimps with chillies.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Monthélie

On the nose the white wine of the region of Monthélie. often reveals types of flavors of blueberry, toasty or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical, oaky or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Monthélie. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Monthélie

  • 2017With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Monthélie

  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Monthélie

A wine route planned in the region of Monthélie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Monthélie.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News from the vineyard of Monthélie

Walls: top northern Rhône reds under £30

In preparation for this column I tasted 46 reds in total, and – taking both quality and value into account – I can recommend 33 of them. Overall, the reds were less consistent than the whites, and although the lows were lower, the highs were higher. This tasting confirmed that it’s still possible to buy genuinely excellent northern Rhône reds for under £30 in the UK. That being said, it’s virtually impossible to find any Cornas, Côte-Rôtie or Hermitage for under £30 a bottle these days, but ther ...

Champagne glass pyramid sets new world record

At 8.23 metres tall (27ft), a three-sided pyramid made from 54,740 Champagne coupes has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘largest drinking glass pyramid’. A specialist team spent five days between Christmas and New Year delicately constructing the wine glass tower at luxury Dubai resort Atlantis, The Palm, which announced the news. It said the attempt was co-organised by Moët & Chandon, as part of Champagne house’s ‘Effervescence’ event series. Guinness Wo ...

Strong online sales boost Christmas trading at Berry Bros & Rudd

Berry Bros & Rudd has reported a 13% year-on-year increase in online sales for the two-month period ending 31 December 2021 (internal data). Moreover, online sales soared 107% versus the same period in 2019, according to the fine wine and spirits merchant. Average online order value increased by 19% year-on-year compared to 2020, with Berry Bros & Rudd’s online fine wine exchange [BBX] reporting a 25% increase. The strong online results helped sales across the business increase by 2% yea ...

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