2022 Monthélie Blanc, Sous Le Cellier, Jean-Philippe Fichet, Burgundy

From Sous le Cellier.

The aromas of white peach, lychee, and apricot, all trimmed in just enough wood to notice, give off a whiff of the exotic. The rich and generously proportioned middle weight flavours exude a discreet minerality that adds a bit of lift to the clean and dry but not especially complex finale. However, a few years of keeping should help. This is sufficiently forward and could easily be enjoyed upon release.

Drink from 2026 onward

Mid lemon yellow. Quite lean on the nose, a few apples. Fills out quite well, with an apple and citrus finish. Gentle but pleasing wine with enough acidity.

Drink 2025 - 2029

Fichet’s white Monthélie boasts a charming aroma of grapefruit and white peaches. The texture is linear, clean and lovely, with impressive freshness and an elegant balance. The grapes are from 0.10 hectares in the white marl soils of lieu-dit Sous le Cellier, facing west, which gives the wine its crisp tension. The fruit is lightly crushed and settled before fermentation on native yeasts in mainly used casks; the wine will be drinkable on release and is suited to mid-term ageing.

Drink 2025 - 2035