1.5 L
2003
Domaine Comte Armand
Côte de Beaune
Etienne Sauzet Montrachet Grand Cru 2018 — Côte de Beaune, 0.75 L
Étienne Sauzet
2018 · 0.75 L · RP 94, 96
€ 1 320,00
2 in stock
Etienne Sauzet Montrachet Grand Cru 2018: a dry white Chardonnay grand cru from the Côte de Beaune, bottled by a 15-hectare domaine in Puligny-Montrachet.
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SKU: 132432
Key facts
- Vintage
- 2018
- Appellation
- Côte de Beaune
- Classification
- Grand Cru
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Vintage rating
- 91/100 — early maturing, approachable
- Format
- 0.75 L
- Producer
- Étienne Sauzet
- Region
- Burgundy
- Country
- France
- Type
- White
- Sweetness
- Dry
Côte de Beaune 2018 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart
Category: Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, Grand Cru, White, Wine
Etienne Sauzet Montrachet Grand Cru 2018: a white grand cru shared by two villages
Montrachet is a Chardonnay-only Grand Cru appellation, recognised on 31 July 1937. Its area is 7.99 hectares, shared between Puligny-Montrachet (about 4 hectares) and Chassagne-Montrachet (about 3.99 hectares). Domaine Etienne Sauzet bottles the 2018 as a dry white Burgundy grand cru, in the standard 0.75 L format.
Montrachet is one of seven grand cru appellations in the Côte de Beaune, alongside Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Bâtard-Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet. Sauzet’s grand cru range also includes Chevalier-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet.
Sauzet in Puligny-Montrachet
Étienne Sauzet (1903–1975) founded the domaine. Gérard Boudot, husband of the founder’s granddaughter Jeanine Boillot, took over in 1974. Today it is run by Émilie Boudot, the founder’s great-granddaughter, and her husband Benoît Riffault.
The domaine farms 15 hectares across Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Cormot-le-Grand. Organic farming began on the domaine’s vineyards in 2006, and biodynamic work followed in 2010.
Sauzet’s cellar practice
The domaine’s wines are fermented in oak and then aged on fine lees. The estate blends each wine shortly before the next harvest and seals its bottles with natural cork finished with wax.
The 2018 vintage in the Côte de Beaune
The Wine Advocate vintage chart rates white Côte de Beaune 2018 at 91 and classes it as early maturing and accessible. That is a rating of the year for the region, not a score for this bottle.
Questions buyers ask
What grape is Etienne Sauzet Montrachet Grand Cru 2018 made from?
Montrachet is a Chardonnay-only white Grand Cru appellation, so Domaine Etienne Sauzet Montrachet 2018 is a dry white Chardonnay.
Where is the Montrachet grand cru vineyard?
The Montrachet appellation lies in the Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, and straddles Puligny-Montrachet (about 4 hectares) and Chassagne-Montrachet (about 3.99 hectares).
How was the 2018 vintage in white Burgundy?
The Wine Advocate vintage chart rates white Côte de Beaune 2018 at 91 and describes it as early maturing and accessible. It is a rating of the region's year, not of this wine.
Is Domaine Etienne Sauzet organic?
Organic farming began in 2006 on the domaine's 15 hectares, and biodynamic work began in 2010.
Which other grands crus does Sauzet make?
Besides Montrachet, the domaine's grand cru range includes Chevalier-Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet.
How is Sauzet's wine made?
The domaine ferments its wines in oak and ages them on fine lees. It seals its bottles with natural cork finished with wax.
This bottle
- Kept at controlled temperature and humidity, lying down and in the dark until dispatch.
- Insured, temperature-controlled shipping: if a bottle is stolen or broken in transit, we resend it or refund it through our insurer.
- Older bottles may show cellar wear on the label or capsule; it does not affect the wine and is not a reason for return. Photos of this bottle on request.
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