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Mondeuse Blanche
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France
Savoie
A rarity from the French Alps - and Syrah's parent. Go figure! Exotic in flavour & very dry.
| Winemaker | Maison Philippe Grisard |
|---|---|
| Features | Unoaked, Vegan (certified), Vegetarian and Vegan |
| Style | White, Still, Dry, Single Variety |
| Varieties |
Why We Have It
It's a rare Alpine grape made beautifully into a crisp clean wine. How could we not have it?
Why Choose This?
You like crystalline and crisp. Or you're exploring rare ancient grapes. Or you want to try the parent of Syrah and puzzle over how it happened.
What to expect
Surprisingly exotic but very crisp.
More about
Mondeuse Blanche is a rarity but it has had a huge impact. This is the ancestor of no less than both Syrah and Viognier and it survived just up the side valleys that eventually merge into the Rhône.
There are only between 5 and 10 hectares left (thankfully this is increasing again).
It went out of fashion because in lazy hands, Mondeuse can make very sharp wine (the hint is in some of its alternative names which are "aigre" - i.e. sour).
Of course, in the right hands it's got delightful potential and we only buy from the right hands, like here at Philippe Grisard.
Flo says of the 2013 (September 2018) Notes of sherbert immediately hit the palette when drinking this wine rounding out into notes of magnolia and a small amount hazelnut. This is a fresh, dry and easy drinking wine
Wine Details
| Style | White, Still, Dry, Single Variety |
|---|---|
| Winemaker | Maison Philippe Grisard |
| Country | France |
| Region | Savoie |
| Features | Unoaked, Vegan (certified), Vegetarian and Vegan |
| Aged In | Steel |
| Closure | Natural Cork |
| Varieties | Mondeuse Blanche |
| Ripeness | Normal |
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Serving Suggestions
Serve around 10°C, chilled but not too chilled.
Classic white wine matches really. But I love it with trout or arctic char, or even perch if you can get it. Especially pan fried with lemon, garlic, parsley and toasted hazelnut.
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
The wine is floral at first, then hazelnuts and rich plum flavours come out. Exotic in flavour & very dry
Vintage 2013
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Vintages
| Product Code | 33GD0222X6 |
|---|---|
| Size | 75cl |
| Alcohol | 13.0 |
| In a nutshell | A rediscovered beauty and worth discovering |
| Arrived | 21 Dec 2023 |
| Last Tasted | 29 Jan 2024 |
| mature evolution? | No |
| Also Available at | Online Exclusive |
| Case Size | 6 |
| Sweetness | dry |
| Closure | Natural Cork |
| Allergens | Contains Sulphites |
| Composition | 100% Mondeuse Blanche |
| Vintage | Product Code | Alcohol | keeps at least until |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33GD0219 | 12.0 | |
| 2013 | 3314010 | 12 | 2020 |
More
Mondeuse Blanche is not related to the red Mondeuse, it's just the habit that people had to use the same name for their local wines.
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