Named for the 300-year-old Southern Burgundy village in which it is located, Monthelie Douhairet was run by the Douhairet family for many years. In 1989, Madame Douhairet asked renowned winemaker André Porcheret to take charge and added his name to the domaine. One of the great figures in Burgundy during the past half-century, Porcheret was the cellar manager at the Hospices de Beaune, before he was hired by Lalou Bize Leroy to make wines at the newly created Domaine Leroy.
Today Porcheret's granddaughter, Cataldina Lippo, is running the estate, producing wines that are classic, elegant and true to their terroirs, with impressive textures, tension and bright flavors.
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2015 Monthelie Douhairet Porcheret Volnay Premier Cru «En Champans» $396 6pack
Burgundy 2015 vintage overview
The 2015 vintage is an extraordinary one throughout the Côte d’Or. The red wines are truly great: rich, powerful and statuesque but almost always underpinned by juicy acidity. The distinctive characters of the region’s diverse terroirs, which can be occluded by over-ripeness in warm years, are articulately expressed. Nor, despite its richness and amplitude, is this a facile vintage. These are wines for the long haul, with serious reserves of ripe tannins hidden behind their generous fruit: they will deserve patience – and if they shut down in bottle, they will demand it.
This is the best vintage for red wines since 2005 and 2010.
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