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Aladame Montagny 1er Cru Les Coeres 2022

Aladame Montagny 1er Cru Les Coeres 2022

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Chiseled, Noble, and Crowned in Old-Vine Majesty

Crafted by Stéphane Aladame—the undisputed pioneer who single-handedly elevated Montagny to world-class status—"Les Coères" is the largest and arguably most famous Premier Cru vineyard in the appellation. Sourced from majestic old vines, this wine completely transcends the simpler templates of regional Burgundy. The spectacular 2022 vintage handles a glowing growing season with magnificent balance, uncoiling with an intellectual bouquet of crisp green apples, yellow orchard fruits, lemongrass, and white flowers, layered over a deep undertone of wet stones and almond cream. It is a medium-bodied white wine that slices across the palate with a chiseled line of limestone acidity and an exceptionally long, saline-tinged finish.
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Style Profile at a Glance

Attribute Profile Scale
Body Medium-Bodied, Taut & Multi-Layered ●●●●●
Sweetness Bone-Dry (With Rich Old-Vine Sap) ●●●●●
Acidity Chiseled & Deeply Saline ●●●●●
Fruit Yellow Peach, Crisp Apple & Citrus Pith ●●●●●
Oak Beautifully Integrated (Aged in Neutral French Oak; Very Low New Wood) ●●●●●

Expert Tasting Notes & Estate Reputation

  • Allen Meadows' Burghound.com: "This too is aromatically difficult as the wood toast and reduction dominate the fruit. Otherwise, there is equally good freshness and vibrancy to the rich, delicious and caressing flavors that display solid persistence on the bitter lemon-inflected finale. This is sufficiently forward such that it should drink well after only a few years of keeping."
  • The Master of Montagny: Stéphane Aladame launched his domain from scratch in 1992 at just 22 years old. In an appellation historically dominated by large cooperatives, his hands-on approach and obsessive dedication to single-vineyard Premier Cru terroirs single-handedly put Montagny on the map for fine wine collectors. Today, he is widely recognized as the star producer of the region, crafting chiseled whites that routinely challenge the depth and prestige of famous labels from the Côte de Beaune.
  • The Prestige of Les Coères: "Les Coères" is universally regarded as the crown jewel vineyard of Montagny, renowned for its old vines and high concentration of marl and limestone. The glowing 2022 vintage brought out the absolute best in this terroir, beautifully wedding old-vine concentration with natural vibrancy. Critics heavily praise this bottling for its extraordinary structural line, noting that it combines a rich, fleshed-out mid-palate with an electric, laser-focused acidity that gives it magnificent balance and aging potential.

Highlights

  • 100% Chardonnay hand-harvested from prized old-vine parcels within the famous Montagny 1er Cru "Les Coères" vineyard.
  • Vines are rooted in a premium, mineral-dense clay-limestone matrix that yields an unmatched combination of texturing mid-palate weight and precise mineral drive.
  • Aged carefully for 10–12 months in neutral French oak barrels, undergoing meticulous fine-lees stirring to construct a sophisticated texture without introducing masking oak flavors.

Tasting Notes

  • Appearance: Bright pale straw-gold with clear, white-diamond reflections.
  • Nose: Lifted, aristocratic, and remarkably fresh, greeting the glass with intense aromas of green apple, juicy white peach, and lemongrass, complexed beautifully by orange blossom, fresh hazelnut, and an unmistakable line of wet stone minerality.
  • Palate: Bone-dry, medium-bodied, and highly vertical. A pure, dense wave of citrus pith and crisp orchard fruits dominates the entry, instantly elevated by a striking, laser-like vein of native limestone acidity. The mouthfeel shows wonderful concentration and old-vine poise, ending long, mouthwatering, and deeply saline.

Serving Suggestion

  • Temperature: Serve slightly cellar-cool at 10–12°C. Avoid serving ice-cold, which mutes its complex old-vine aromatics and compresses its chiseled mineral texture.
  • Decanting: A brief 10-to-15 minute breathe in a wide glass or decanter allows the tight mineral structure to open up and integrate beautifully. Showing spectacular harmony today, with the structural focus to cellar comfortably through 2032–2037.
  • Western Pairing: Pan-seared sole meunière, fresh goat cheese tarts, roasted poultry with white wine reductions, or raw oysters.
  • Asian Pairing: 水晶蝦餃皇 (Premium Steamed Prawn Dumplings / Har Gow), 蒜蓉粉絲蒸大扇貝 (Steamed Scallops with Garlic and Glass Noodles), or 清蒸石斑魚 (Steamed Garoupa with Soy Sauce).

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