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BURGUNDY<br />
APPELLATION<br />
primarily of Chardonnay in Meursault and Puligny. His father still lends him a<br />
hand and there is one employee but more staff is needed!<br />
Monthélie, points out Garaudet, has 160 hectares under vine and is the smallest<br />
appellation in the Côte-de-Beaune, sandwiched between Meursault and Volnay.<br />
In fact, prior to 1937, the wines – most of them red – were sold under the Volnay<br />
or Pommard appellations, which explains why Monthélie is not better known.<br />
Hence, it combines “the finesse of Volnay and the powerfulness of Pommard”,<br />
says Garaudet.<br />
He makes his wines in “the Burgundy style”, in other words, designed to be laid<br />
down. They are neither fined nor filtered. The wine is fruity with great balance and<br />
should be drunk within the first eight years or so. In fact, often he markets at least<br />
three different vintages. It is worthwhile having some stocks of red wine for greater<br />
variety, he explains. Despite this, the Americans often want the latest vintage, he<br />
smiles. A bottle will set you back around €30 to €35. His white wines, conversely,<br />
embrace prestigious appellations and fly off the shelves. Seventy percent of his<br />
wines are shipped abroad and Garaudet prefers to deal with a different importer<br />
for each country, primarily the USA, Japan and China, but also the UK, Brazil<br />
and Singapore.<br />
FLORENT GARAUDET AND HIS DAUGHTER MÉLINE<br />
32 SUMMER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
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