MONBAZILLAC
The ultimate sweet wine
Monbazillac is the most emblematic sweet wine appellation in the world. Monbazillac grapes are picked in stages to produce a very smooth sweet wine whose golden hue turns amber with age.
The wine exudes aromas of honey and candied citrus (lemon, grapefruit), flowers (acacia), fruit (apricot, fig, plum, peach) and gingerbread. It will delight the palates of the most discerning wine lovers as much as it will appeal to the most curious among us.
The ultimate sweet wine
each year
each year
History
The Saint Martin monks are to Monbazillac what the Tatin sisters are to the apple tart named after them. Whether it’s a happy coincidence or sheer carelessness, the very first sweet wine in this part of the vineyard came about due to an oversight. A combination of the busy monks neglecting their vines, along with the morning fog and hillside sunshine, led to the development of ‘botrytis cinerea’, also known as ‘noble rot’.
Terroir
Since 1936, when the AOC was created, the Monbazillac appellation has been bounded by the Dordogne Valley to the north. The vineyard starts on the first terraces of the left bank, then climbs up steep north-facing slopes from Bergerac to the little plateaux overlooking the valley.
AOP Monbazillac
Grape varieties : Sauvignon, Sémillon, Muscadelle
Typicity : Monbazillac grapes are picked by hand in a series of harvests to produce balanced fresh and fruity wine.
There are two types of this wine:
- Classic Monbazillac, whose sugar content puts it in the first category for sweet wine. It is ideal as a pre-dinner drink or with specific dishes during a meal.
- Monbazillac ‘sélection de grains nobles’ has an 85g/l sugar content and is best enjoyed on its own or as a dessert wine. It offers notes of orange peel and candied fruit.
Tasting a
MONBAZILLAC wine
Pan-fried foie gras on toast with strawberry and rosemary jam
Périgord capon supreme with orange and chestnuts
Périgord walnut and chocolate crémeux
Strawberry and Périgord walnut frangipane tartlets
Foie gras and walnut bites, strawberry jam
Creamy chestnut and walnut tartlets
Périgord truffle Croque-Monsieur
