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André and Michel Quenard - Mondeuse Arbin Terres Brunes 2020

André et Michel Quenard - Mondeuse Arbin Terres Brunes 2020

Savoie|Red wine

3.6/5 (5 customers)

89/100

Bettane & Desseauve

thresher

potential

smoked

tartiflette

wine for enthusiasts

“The tannins are still a bit stiff, but this wine’s style is gaining definition, offering a rounder palate. A rich, delicately peppery finish. Substantial body on the palate. Well-made and serious.” (Le Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve). A beautiful terroir-driven wine...

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Estate

Domaine André et Michel Quenard

Vintage

Mondeuse Arbin Terres Brunes

Vintage

2020

Designation

Savoie

Region

Savoie

Grape Varieties

100% Mondeuse

Regions

The best plots in Arbin, a terroir of brown soils (ferruginous clay-limestone) located on steep slopes where the vines are tended by hand

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Traditional, in order to preserve the full authenticity of the fruit from this grape variety

Livestock Farming

Half in oak barrels and half in tanks, for 11 months

Alcohol content

12.5%

Eye

Deep purple dress

Nose

A complex blend with fruity and floral notes, including raspberry, peony, and smoky notes

Palate

Intense and full-bodied, with aromas of raspberry and peony; young but supple tannins

Serve

At 16-18°C

Drink starting at

2025

Apogee

Best enjoyed young, but ideally in 2 to 4 years to fully appreciate its potential

Drink before

2032

Food and Wine Pairings

Pairs very well with blood sausage, oven-roasted duck, grilled lamb shoulder, barbecued leg of lamb, and smoked sausage

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated 89/100

Rated 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the wine:

The tannins are still a bit stiff, but this wine’s style is becoming more defined, offering a rounder palate. A rich, delicately peppery finish. Substantial body on the palate. Well-made and serious.

About the estate:

This large 28-hectare estate was long managed by André and Michel. Guillaume, Michel’s son, joined the estate in 2009. The estate is located on the steep hillside of Torméry, south of Chignin. It was the grandfather who oversaw the replanting in the 1950s. The estate avoids herbicides as much as possible but cannot work all of its plots by hand. Guillaume is experimenting with organic farming on the two and a half hectares he acquired to establish the Côteau de Torméry estate. He is also conducting aging trials in large oak casks and stoneware vessels. A broad, cohesive range featuring promising innovations.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated Estate (2024 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

Michel Quénard took over as head of the family estate, founded by his grandparents, in 1976. His son Guillaume joined him in 2009, after studying at the wine school in Beaune and then at the engineering school in Changins (Switzerland), and took over the reins of this estate—one of the most renowned in Savoie, known for its consistently high quality in both red and white wines.

Customer Rating

3.6/5

based on 5 reviews