Montagny

From a newly acquired north-exposed parcel located at the southern limit of the Montagny appellation comes Cottenceau's inaugural 2021 Bourgogne Blanc, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and seamless wine redolent of ripe c...(read more)

Lovely lifted white flower nose with just a touch of ripeness to the fruit which makes it so inviting. Satisfying rich on the palate, but finishes fresh and long. This is so well balanced and already delicious to drink.

This is also slightly reduced and about all that can be discerned is moderate wood toast. The medium-bodied flavors are rich to the point of opulence with an abundance of sappy dry extract that coats the palate on the ov...(read more)

Cottenceau has extended the élevage of his 2020 Montagny 1er Cru Les Vignes Longues, and the results are very impressive. Delivering notes of crisp yellow orchard fruit, baking spices, freshly baked bread and butt...(read more)

(50% new wood). This is also moderately reduced with slightly more evident wood. Once again there is outstanding mid-palate density to the broad-shouldered, lavishly rich and almost painfully intense medium weight flavor...(read more)

(a rarely seen 1er). Pungent aromas consist mostly of wood and reduction so be sure to decant this if you’re going to try a bottle young. The succulent, round and almost painfully intense medium weight flavors brim with...(read more)

Another superb new communal-level bottling from Cottenceau is the 2021 Montagny Les Dazés, from vines planted in relatively deep clay soils that include some muscaté selections of Chardonnay. Bursting with...(read more)

Readers might be forgiven for imagining that all of Montangy is entitled to the premier cru appellation, so seldom is communal-level Montagny seen in export markets, yet Cottenceau's new 2021 Montagny Préaux demon...(read more)

Another addition to the range this year is the 2021 Montagny 1er Cru La Moulière, derived from a south-facing site characterized by clay soils over blue marl and planted to selections of Chardonnay that produce a...(read more)