We know that the quality of a Monbazillac lies in the precision of manual harvesting: selecting only the clusters of grapes affected by “noble rot”, and only those.

We are uncompromising on this point.

Monbazillac: a great rich and sweet liquoreux wine that many people rediscover with surprise and pleasure. Set aside your prejudices and your outdated memories: “wine for the family meal at the grandparents”, “dessert wine”, “sweet wine”,... and let yourself be captivated like all who have tasted our wines!

Predominantly made with Sémillon together with Sauvignon and Muscadelle, Monbazillac wine is harvested by hand and sorted by hand several times to choose only the grapes affected by botrytis cinerea, an astonishing fungus called “noble rot”, which concentrates fragrance and sugar in the “crystallised” grapes. The ageing period for Monbazillac wine is long: 18 months to two years. It is a wine that you can appreciate either as soon as you buy it or 20 years later.

Connoisseurs know that Monbazillac goes marvellously with foie gras, roquefort, and desserts. It is also, simply and superbly, an aperitif wine, or a digestive with our “Vendanges de Brumaire” wines.

We make two ranges of wines: the classic, already very concentrated with a whole range of flavours, where apricot, pineapple, and crystallised citrus are often dominant; and a top-of-the-line range, “Vendanges de Brumaire”, more rigorously selected and aged in new French oak barrels for 24 months. Our Monbazillac wines are appreciated for their balance: both lively and bold, they are dominated by fruit (not sugar!), and keep their crispness.

 

Distinctions:
• Monbazillac Vendanges de Brumaire 2009: Silver Medal at the 2011 Paris Agriculture Show
• Monbazillac 2007 Brumaire Harvest (Vendanges de Brumaire): Silver Medal at the 2010 Independent Winemakers Competition (Concours des Vignerons Indépendants) - Guide Hachette des Vins 2011*.
• Monbazillac Vendanges de Brumaire 2005 : Gold medal at the 2007 Paris General Agricultural Competition - Gold medal 2008 Independent Wine Growers Competition
• Monbazillac Vendanges de Brumaire 2003: bronze medal at the 2005 Paris General Agricultural Competition, Guide Hachette des Vins 2007
• Monbazillac Vendanges de Brumaire 2002: gold medal at the 2004 Paris General Agricultural Competition - gold medal at the 2004 Independent Wine Growers Competition - noted 9/10 the Guide Bettane and Desseauve 2005 - chosen as among “the best French wines, 2002 vintage” - Selected in the gastronomical review Thuriès DEC 2006"
• Monbazillac Vendanges de Brumaire 1999: Le Point (magazine) of September 6, 2002 Special Wine issue: (rating) 16.5/20 best mark of the 1999 vintage. Selected by Fauchon
 

When nature and man work wonders together...