COTTENCEAU Maxime - Montagny

The Wine Advocate:

“Last year, The Wine Advocate was the first publication to draw its readers' attention to Maxime Cottenceau, and revisiting this new address this spring, I was delighted to find the wines just as good as I remembered them. The domaine's 2019s have turned out brilliantly, in both colors, and everything reviewed here comes warmly recommended. As readers may remember, Cottenceau is a protégé of Vincent Dureuil, having worked at Domaine Dureuil-Janthial for three years before setting up on his own with family vines that were formerly contracted to the Montagny cooperative. He immediately put a stop to the use of herbicides, cultivating the soils instead, and began organic conversion in 2020. He's also trying out "tressage", whereby the vines' apical shoots are rolled over and woven together, in lieu of "rognage" (trimming), in a parcel next to the winery. Grapes are hand harvested in 25-kilogram cases, and whites see press cycles lasting a minimum of three and a half hours, with three rotations. In 2018 and 2019, he settled the musts before barrelling down, something he opted not to do at all in 2020. The reds are fermented in wooden tanks with lots of whole bunches, seeing a month's maceration with pigeage by foot and a heated post-fermentation maceration. Elevage is rather long, especially by the standards of Montagny, with the whites seeing a year in wood and six months on the lees in tank before bottling.”

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	Cottenceau Aligote 2020 ‘ From old vines planted in 1945 that delivered a modest yield in the vintage's dry conditions, the 2020 Bourgogne Aligoté exhibits aromas of crisp...	$47.50 Contact Us
	Cottenceau Givry blanc ‘Champ Pourot’ 2020 If you’ve not had a Givry Blanc before, imagine a nicely floral village Chablis, but fully ripe, with a nutty undertone rather than seaside notes....	$87.50 Contact Us
	Cottenceau Mercurey rouge ‘La Chagnee’ 2019 Sorry, no reviews yet. Only 300 or so bottles made - we received 36. There's less than 12 left.	$76.50 Contact Us
	Cottenceau Montagny 1er Cru ‘Les Bassets’ 2019 “ The 2019 Montagny 1er Cru Les Bassets has turned out very well, opening in the glass with notes of beeswax, Asian pear, fresh bread, orange oil and...	$97.50 Contact Us
	Cottenceau Montagny 1er Cru ‘Montcuchot’ 2019 “ Scents of pastry cream mingle with crisp green orchard fruit, nutmeg and beeswax in an inviting mélange, introducing the 2019 Montagny 1er Cru...	$97.50 Contact Us
	Cottenceau Montagny 1er Cru ‘Vignes du Soleil’ 2019 “The 2019 Montagny 1er Cru Vigne du Soleil wafts from the glass with aromas of pear, green apple, fresh bread and dried white flowers. Medium to...	$69.50 Contact Us