2024 Domaine Michelot Meursault Clos Saint-Felix Monopole

The estate has been owned by the Michelot family for six generations. The estate now covers more than 19 hectares, including a number of prestigious 1er cru wines. Michelot consciously chooses to limit anti-disease treatments on the vines. They prefer a carefully planned plowing program to keep the soil healthy. The harvest in the vineyards is carried out by manual selection of the best grapes. To maintain their independence as growers and winemakers, they are also not part of an organized system of organic viticulture. Today, Nicolas Mestre is the winemaker. With his cool hairstyle, he looks like a hip Kiwi winemaker. This is no coincidence: he learned the tricks of the trade in Marlborough, among other places. Today, Nicolas produces finer and more mineral wines, with more remontage, less pigeage and bâtonnage, and less new oak (an average of 15%). According to them, the wines must evolve along with contemporary eating habits, featuring fewer buttery and fatty dishes.

The origin of the name Clos Saint-Felix Monopole: In the 1740s, the house and the associated clos (a walled vineyard) belonged to a certain Monsieur Thirou de Saint Felix, who happened to be the peasant-general of King Louis XV. The walls of this Clos, which belongs exclusively to the estate, form the boundaries of the plot. The soil is a mix of clay and limestone with a subsoil of gravel, which gives the wine a character that is unique in the appellation.

The grape bunches are lightly crushed, followed by a cold maceration of the skins for 6-12 hours. Alcoholic fermentation in wooden barrels, followed by 100% malolactic fermentation. Aging in wooden barriques (15% new wood) for 10-12 months. Subsequently, a further 5-6 months of aging "sur lie" for a guaranteed perfect balance. This Meursault possesses immense finesse with aromas of white flowers on the nose. On the palate, it is creamy and rich, again with great finesse and a delightfully refreshing finish. The Michelot Meursault Clos Saint-Felix Monopole is a wine of great finesse in which one regularly finds the scents of white spring flowers, especially hawthorn.

FUN FACT: In the Attachment tab, you will find the official factsheet for this fine wine. We will automatically send it to you upon ordering this wine. The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you come to pick it up, you will also receive a nice discount.