Vignobles Des Cabottes Montrachet Grand Cru 2023
The Wine
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Cistercian monks were donated a few vines on Mont Chauve or Mont Rachaz, between Puligny and Chassagne, in the 13th century. Through the centuries, Montrachet acquired monikers such as Vigne blanche du Seigneur (Lord’s white vine) and Roi des rois (King of kings). It is now widely acknowledged as the world’s greatest dry white wine. Born of an exceptionally rich terroir, it is the perfect synthesis of an easterly exposure, a gentle slope conducive to drainage and ideal soil depth.
18++/20 Andy Howard MW jancisrobinson.com '0.89 ha at 260 m above sea level. Harvested 6 September. 40% new oak, 20 months in barrel. More power and a little more open than Chevalier La Cabotte. Stone-fruit nose, mineral/saline/salty on the palate. Although this Montrachet has the power and structure expected, it is refined and restrained. Very long, haunting, slowly dissipating finish. Love the (relative) delicacy here. Drink 2028 - 2045
94-97 Pts Sweet Spot Allen Meadows, Burghound 'This is aromatically quite similar to the La Cabotte if perhaps even spicier. There is even more volume to the concentrated big-bodied flavors that brim with sappy dry extract that does an excellent job of buffering the firm acid spine shaping the bone-dry and hugely long finish. It's not a revelation that this is a powerful wine as Montrachet, especially from the Puligny side, but in this case what I find interesting is how much it builds from the mid-palate. If you have the patience, this should be a brilliant wine in time.'
Pic 2 Alex Garandel, Vignobles de Cabottes - In store customer tasting 20 Oct 26
Details
Variety - Chardonnay
Country - France
Region - Burgundy
Sub Region - Montrachet
Year - 2023
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker
Vignoble des Cabottes is the new name for some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune. Founded in 2025, the estate brings together 35 hectares of historic climats: 10 hectares of Grand Cru on the slopes of Puligny-Montrachet and Corton hill, plus 22 hectares of Premier Cru in Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Meursault, and Volnay. The 2023 vintage marks its first release, born from one of Burgundy’s most notable recent restructurings.
After Groupe Artémis acquired Bouchard Père et Fils, the holdings were carefully divided. Vignoble des Cabottes received the most prestigious parcels—Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne, Le Corton, and top Beaune Premiers Crus like Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus and two historic monopoles. Many of these plots have been under Bouchard’s ownership since the late 18th and 19th centuries. Longtime caretaker of these vineyards, winemaker Frédéric Weber, now leads the new estate, while the remaining Côte de Beaune vineyards remain under the Bouchard Père name with Mickael Baroin, Weber’s longtime oenologist, at the helm.
The first vintages carry the Vignoble des Cabottes label. French law initially barred the use of the Domaine designation for a new estate, even though all wines were estate-grown and domaine-produced. Starting with the 2025 vintage, the name changes to Domaine des Cabottes, reflecting the domaine spirit present from the beginning.
The name pays homage to the Cabottes, small drystone shelters scattered across the Côte d’Or vineyards, and honors a cuvée crafted since 1997: Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte, a 0.21-hectare parcel at the meeting point of Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet, where one of the estate’s Cabottes still overlooks the vines.
