Roblet Monnot Volnay Saint Francois Rouge Burgundy France, 2021, 750
Roblet Monnot Volnay Saint Francois Rouge Burgundy France, 2021, 750
From the importer:
Volnay lieu dits Bouchères, Sur Roche, Buttes, Famines, Poison, Pasquiers, and 1er Cru Robardelle.
- St. François is a proprietary name. Pascal Roblet’s father was named François.
- Vineyard Area: 2.47 acres/1 ha in production (3.46 acres/1.4 ha total area)
- Soils: Varied types across the Volnay slopes
- Vine Age: avg 43 years
- Rootstock: 161-49, 5 BB, 101-14 MG
- Vine Planting Density: 11700/ha
Harvest Notes
- Each plot vinifed separately
- Destemming ranges from 100% whole cluster pressed to 100% destemmed
- Aged 26 months in 10% new French oak barrels
- Bottled unfiltered
Wine Summary
100% massale selection Pinot Noir; Volnay lieu dits Bouchères, Sur Roche, Buttes, Famines, Poison, Pasquiers, and 1er Cru Robardelle; each plot vinified separately, from 100% whole cluster pressed to 100% destemmed; aged 26 months in 10% new French oak barrels; bottled unfiltered; named in honor of Pascal Roblet’s father, François.
Roblet-Monnot
Pascal Roblet can trace his roots in Volnay to the 1600’s on his mother’s side and four generations on his father’s side. Most of Domaine Roblet-Monnot’s holdings are in Volnay, 15 acres, and one in Pommard. Pascal’s conversion to biodynamic viticulture in 1997 along with his high density planting and very low yields, roughly 2.5 tons per acre, are part of what has transformed his domaine into one of the leading sources of wine from these communes. His several premier cru cuvees and a few villages bottlings are produced in his small cellar, in the tiny hamlet of Bligny-les-Beaune.
Pascal’s red wines see no fining or filtration. He rarely uses pigeage, cap punchdowns, perhaps one or two times per vintage, to create an infusion of flavor rather than flavor extraction. Long maturation in barrel naturally clarifies the wines. Minimal if any sulfites are added just before racking and bottling.
