Xavier Monnot Beaune Les Toussaints

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Wine Description

Xavier Monnot is a leading producer in Meursault whose winemaking style emphasizes purity of fruit, elegance, and complexity. Prior to the release of the 2005 vintage, the property was known as Domaine René Monnier (Xavier's grandfather). In 2005, along with improvements in the vineyard and cellar, Xavier began bottling his wines under his own label. 

Domaine Xavier Monnot is a 42 acre estate in Meursault with vineyards stretching from Beaune to Maranges. 60% of the Domaine's production is white and 40% red with several premier crus in Meursault, Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Beaune, Volnay, and Maranges. Xavier believes in maintaining an average vine age of 30 to 40 years and practices lutte raisonnée (“reasoned struggle”). 

Les Toussaints, “all saints,” lies in the northern section of the Beaune amphitheater where the wines tend to be fresher and finer than wines from the southern section. The vineyard is surrounded by some of Beaune’s larger and better-known premier crus including Grèves, Bressands and Cents Vignes. Les Toussaints tends to show a darker fruit character and fuller-body than wines from neighboring vineyards. Xavier Monnot’s 2 acre parcel was planted between 1980 and 2014. Aged from 12 to 14 months in 30-35% percent new French oak. 

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Acclaim
“Presents pretty cherry, black currant, violet and graphite flavors accented by spicy oak. Firm and focused on the fruit, with fine length and echoes of spices and mineral on the aftertaste.” — Wine Spectator, Feb 2024
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Les Toussaints
Vineyard size
2 acres
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,400
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Pinot Noir
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
12 - 14 months
Total SO2
85
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.51
Acidity:
5.83 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
26.8 g/L
Total SO2
85
Residual sugar:
0.3 g/L