2022 Monthélie Blanc, Sous Le Cellier, Jean-Philippe Fichet, Burgundy
Critics reviews
Mid lemon yellow. Quite lean on the nose, a few apples. Fills out quite well, with an apple and citrus finish. Gentle but pleasing wine with enough acidity.
Drink 2025 - 2029
Jasper Morris MW, InsideBurgundy.com (October 2023)
From Sous le Cellier.
The aromas of white peach, lychee, and apricot, all trimmed in just enough wood to notice, give off a whiff of the exotic. The rich and generously proportioned middleweight flavours exude a discreet minerality that adds a bit of lift to the clean and dry but not especially complex finale. However, a few years of keeping should help. This is sufficiently forward and could easily be enjoyed upon release.
Drink from 2026 onward
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (June 2024)
Fichet’s white Monthélie boasts a charming aroma of grapefruit and white peaches. The texture is linear, clean and lovely, with impressive freshness and an elegant balance. The grapes are from 0.10 hectares in the white marl soils of lieu-dit Sous le Cellier, facing west, which gives the wine its crisp tension. The fruit is lightly crushed and settled before fermentation on native yeasts in mainly used casks; the wine will be drinkable on release and is suited to mid-term ageing.
Drink 2025 - 2035
Charles Curtis MW, Decanter.com (May 2023)
About this WINE
Jean-Philippe Fichet
Jean-Philippe Fichet made his first vintage in 1981. After a few challenges, he settled into his current – and rather splendid – cellars at Creux du Coche, by the Hôpital de Meursault.
About Jean-Philippe Fichet
Over the years, Jean-Philippe has built up an array of Meursaults, all from lieux-dits. He has no Premiers or Grands Crus in the village, though there’s a small parcel of Premier Cru Referts in Puligny.
In the vineyard
Jean-Philippe is very much a vigneron; it’s the time in the vineyard that counts. He believes that soil health is critical, and for 15 years he’s been making and applying his own compost to his vineyards.
Monthélie
A small village nestling in a valley behind Meursault and Volnay, Monthelie produces mostly red wines, mini-Volnays with appealing fruit but sometimes a rustic edge, and a small amount of white wine. The best wines come from the steep slopes above the village, such as Les Duresses.
- 109 hectares of village Monthelie.
- 31 hectares of premier cru vineyards (11 in all). Best vineyard is Les Duresses.
- Recommended Producer: Lafon
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.
Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.
Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.
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From Sous le Cellier.
The aromas of white peach, lychee, and apricot, all trimmed in just enough wood to notice, give off a whiff of the exotic. The rich and generously proportioned middleweight flavours exude a discreet minerality that adds a bit of lift to the clean and dry but not especially complex finale. However, a few years of keeping should help. This is sufficiently forward and could easily be enjoyed upon release.
Drink from 2026 onward
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (June 2024)
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