Domaine Paul Garaudet Village: Monthelie Appellation: 10.5ha Monthelie Monthelie 1er Cru Volnay Pommard Meursault Bourgogne Blanc Puligny-Montrachet Grower: Paul Garaudet Website: http://www.paulgaraudet.com/accueil-en.html Downloadable PDF Paul Garaudet is the 4th generation in his family to make wine in Monthelie. His 10 hectares of vineyards are made up of many small parcels that are spread throughout the appellations of Bourgogne, Monthelie, Monthelie 1er Cru, Volnay, Pommard, Meursault and Puligny Montrachet. Paul has served as the President of the Wine Growers Syndicate of Monthelie. He is a great champion of Burgundy’s wines and carries on in the long tradition of Burgundy vinegrowers who put observation and stewardship of their vineyards at the core of their work. The harvest is made by hand. Read Paul’s comments in the Burgundy Vintage Reports Bourgogne Blanc Paul Garaudet farms 1 hectare of Chardonnay in the village of Meursault at the lower elevations where the vineyards are classified as Bourgogne Blanc. The age of the vines ranges between 35 and 65 years. After a short debourbage of the must, the alcoholic and malo-lactic fermentations are carried out in Vosges and Allier oak barrels. The wine is then matured in barrel for at least a year with regular stirring of the lies. The wine is fined and lightly filtered before bottling. Meursault “Limozin” Paul Garaudet farms .25 hectares of Chardonnay in the Meursault “climat” of Limozin. It is located just below the 1er Cru “Les Genevrières Dessous.” The age of the vines ranges between 35 and 65 years. After a short debourbage of the must, the alcoholic and malo-lactic fermentations are carried out in Vosges and Allier oak barrels. The wine is then matured in barrel for at least a year with regular stirring of the lies. The wine is fined and lightly filtered before bottling. The quiet village of Monthelie lies nestled in hills that are set back from the Route Nationale. Its vineyards are planted at elevations ranging from 230 meters to 370 meters and are bordered by Volnay, Meursault and Auxey-Duresses. The appellation is comprised of 114 hectares in Monthelie Village and 31 hectares in Monthelie 1er Cru. Monthelie “Cuvée Paul” Paul Garaudet farms 2.10 hectares in appellation Monthelie. It is a mix of parcels with a variety of exposures and soils of Oxfordian Marne and “alluvions anciennes.” The vineyards were planted by Paul’s grandparents and the age of the vines ranges between 50 and 80 years. The fermentation is carried out in stainless steel vats with maceration extended to between 18 and 21 days. The wine is then matured in Tronçais oak barrels, one third of which are new, for 15 months (two winters). Clarification is achieved naturally in this way and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Monthelie 1er Cru “Le Meix Bataille” The 1er Cru “Le Meix Bataille” constitutes 2.27 hectares, and Paul Garaudet farms .40 hectares. He produces approximately 175 cases of wine per year from these vines. His vineyard, whose soil is a mixture of clay and limestone, has southern exposure and the vines have an average age of thirty years. The fermentation is carried out in stainless steel vats with maceration extended to between 18 and 21 days. The wine is then matured in Tronçais oak barrels, one third of which are new, for 15 months (two winters). Clarification is achieved naturally in this way and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Pommard The Pommard is produced from one hectare of vines. The grapes receive a pre-fermentation maceration at cold temperatures for a week before fermentation begins. The maceration lasts about two weeks and after pressing, the wine is matured for about sixteen months (two winters) in Tronçais oak barrels. In this way, clarification is achieved naturally and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Paul matures the wine in his cellar for a couple of years before release.