Côte Chalonnaise

60HL/HA - a good yield in 2022. Their aligoté is on very chalky soil. Which means this is joyfully tight and quite a pared back example for the vintage, really quite smart. With good grip and fresh peppy bounce. A...(read more)

There is more clay here than in the La Barre vineyard and you really see how this impacts the wine with great depth and impact. The vines are at 230-250m on the way to Chagny, part of the northern prolongation of the hil...(read more)

A lovely start to our tasting with Erell. comes from a plateau above the Premiers Crus, at 400m, which she says is helpful and adds the good juicy edge. THe core here is supple and charming with just enough freshness to...(read more)

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. Satisfyingly rich on the palate, but finishes fresh and long. This is so well balanced and already delicious to drink...(read more)

Deep colour, and powerful too. The citrus is so concentrated there's an extreme intensity which will be worth waiting for. Lots of character - Fab!

Soft, ripe, gentle nose. Spicy apples and golden peach. Round and inviting. Good freshness on the palate – nice bead of limey acidity running through. Nice pep to it that builds on the finish, weighty but with drive. 12...(read more)

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)

(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)