Domaine Faiveley Montagny Blanc 2020

Montagny is the most southern of the Côte Chalonnaise villages and lies at the border of the Mâconnais. The chardonnay vines thrive in this rugged terrain. The vines face east/south-east and are planted on slopes that reach as high as 400 metres above sea level.

The grapes are harvested and sorted by hand. The musts are extracted using a pneumatic press before being settled. The alcoholic fermentation lasts 4 weeks and takes place for a proportion of the musts (20%)in French oak barrels , 10% of which are new oak. The ageing period lasts 12 months with regular stirring whilst the rest of the blend is aged in vats. This allows the wine to develop delicate woody notes whilst conserving its freshness and distinctive character.

Clear pale yellow in colour with a fresh nose combining floral and mineral notes. The palate is concentrated, well-balanced and taut with a pleasant freshness and good aromatic persistency on the finish.

Serve with fillet of cod, salmon and vegetable terrine.

90 Points -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Bottled with technical corks, the 2020 Montagny offers up scents of crisp white peach, spring flowers, freshly baked bread and honeysuckle. Medium to full-bodied, lively and layered, it's unusually chiseled and concentrated this year, standing out as the best communal Montagny I've ever tasted from Faiveley.