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Monopole

Clos de la Frelonnerie

Monopole Bottle
Appellation
Montlouis-sur-Loire
Variety
Chenin
Age of Vines
30-120
Farming
Sustainable
Soil
Sandy clay
Altitude
50-100 meters
Fermentation
Hand harvested, manual sorting and direct pressing, fermented in indigineous yeasts
Aging
24 months in 620L demi-muids

Overview

Their inaugural vintage was a quiet revolution. Grapes were hand-harvested at optimal ripeness, fermented with indigenous yeasts in a cool cellar carved from local stone, then aged for 24 months on fine lees in 620L demi-muids—minimal sulfur, no filtration, and no makeup. The result is a wine of luminous clarity and quiet power, marked by white flowers, crushed stone, and an electric core of acidity. An unusual microclimate—buffered by the protective walls and moderated by the nearby Cher—allowed the clos to escape the devastating April frost of 2021, a stroke of fortune that only reinforced the site’s singularity.

France
  • Location
    France
  • Appellation
    Montlouis-sur-Loire
  • Proprietor
    Georges Bonnigal
  • Winemaker
    Stéphane Bodet, Alice Chidaine, Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal
  • Size / Elevation
    30 hectares / 50-100 meters

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