Located at the entrance to Monthelie village; on a south-west facing slope.
The vines are about 40 years old.
Les Toisières was once a quarry, where flat stones were extracted for roofing.
Clay-limestone terroir, producing elegant wines with fine tannins.
The cuvée is vinified in vats for about 15 days; it is then placed in barrels, where it remains for at least 18 months. We use about 20% new barrels.
Tasting
Raphael GIMENEZ-FAUVETY, société De Corps et d’Esprit à Paris
Light robe here, too; it would seem that François and Thomas strongly restricted the extractions here. An elegant nose that presents rather vertical, and is altogether quite strongly marked by a fine minerality, and quite a lot of depth. Red berries tending towards jam; raspberries; sweet cherries; mara des bois strawberries and strawberry jam; aquatic flowers; rubber; red carnations still in bud; blackcurrants; blueberries; a balsamic note that evokes certain makeup foundations.
Fresh palate, very balanced; aligns closely with the nose, the dynamic fruit is excited by an expressive acidity; here, again, pink and white peppers are powerfully present; added to this is Espelette pepper, clearly discernible; a liquorice stick; returning to the fruit, cherry dominates but more of a morello type; touches of blackberries; redcurrants; mint; verbena; we perceive citrus fruits in the background that express themselves more and more during retro-olfaction; orange to blood orange; kumquat; and even pomelo – flesh and zest; we can even mention pomegranate and cranberry.
Very focused finish; tannins of wonderful maturity; it is the soil that dominates the fruit in the length – soil in which we feel the structure of dense and tight matter; leather; bark, but without the slightest hardness; and still a lot of juice as it persists. 91–92.
In three years, this wine will pair perfectly with a fried roast chicken and peas; in five years, with rabbit, mushrooms and lardons; if you want to open it right away, it can accompany guinea fowl in grapes or pheasant with girolles, nothing too wild; the wine is pleasant just as it is.
Raphael GIMENEZ-FAUVETY, société De Corps et d’Esprit à Paris
Very light garnet robe. Red fruit jelly on the nose with fleeting notes of quince and apricot; floral with notes of resin; geranium, in particular; violet and peony stems. Some slightly meaty notes – sausage meat, a cut of veal starting to spoil, undergrowth and mushrooms (some aromas recall the expression of the wines of Fronsadais).
Full-bodied on the palate, easy to drink; nice freshness, almost mentholated; candied cherry, candied raspberry, strong pink pepper, marshmallow, black pepper, leather, plums and prunes, blackberry jelly, peppers bordering on cayenne pepper; redcurrant jam and a touch of marmalade and quince.
The finish is very focused; the minerality of the soil really comes to the fore now and this is what gives the wine its length; there is a metallic presence of iron, steel wool, clinker. Substantial length. 90–91
- + 2022
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Raphael GIMENEZ-FAUVETY, société De Corps et d’Esprit à Paris
Light robe here, too; it would seem that François and Thomas strongly restricted the extractions here. An elegant nose that presents rather vertical, and is altogether quite strongly marked by a fine minerality, and quite a lot of depth. Red berries tending towards jam; raspberries; sweet cherries; mara des bois strawberries and strawberry jam; aquatic flowers; rubber; red carnations still in bud; blackcurrants; blueberries; a balsamic note that evokes certain makeup foundations.
Fresh palate, very balanced; aligns closely with the nose, the dynamic fruit is excited by an expressive acidity; here, again, pink and white peppers are powerfully present; added to this is Espelette pepper, clearly discernible; a liquorice stick; returning to the fruit, cherry dominates but more of a morello type; touches of blackberries; redcurrants; mint; verbena; we perceive citrus fruits in the background that express themselves more and more during retro-olfaction; orange to blood orange; kumquat; and even pomelo – flesh and zest; we can even mention pomegranate and cranberry.
Very focused finish; tannins of wonderful maturity; it is the soil that dominates the fruit in the length – soil in which we feel the structure of dense and tight matter; leather; bark, but without the slightest hardness; and still a lot of juice as it persists. 91–92.
In three years, this wine will pair perfectly with a fried roast chicken and peas; in five years, with rabbit, mushrooms and lardons; if you want to open it right away, it can accompany guinea fowl in grapes or pheasant with girolles, nothing too wild; the wine is pleasant just as it is. - + 2021
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Raphael GIMENEZ-FAUVETY, société De Corps et d’Esprit à Paris
Very light garnet robe. Red fruit jelly on the nose with fleeting notes of quince and apricot; floral with notes of resin; geranium, in particular; violet and peony stems. Some slightly meaty notes – sausage meat, a cut of veal starting to spoil, undergrowth and mushrooms (some aromas recall the expression of the wines of Fronsadais).
Full-bodied on the palate, easy to drink; nice freshness, almost mentholated; candied cherry, candied raspberry, strong pink pepper, marshmallow, black pepper, leather, plums and prunes, blackberry jelly, peppers bordering on cayenne pepper; redcurrant jam and a touch of marmalade and quince.
The finish is very focused; the minerality of the soil really comes to the fore now and this is what gives the wine its length; there is a metallic presence of iron, steel wool, clinker. Substantial length. 90–91
