Meursault, Burgundy
Domaine Jean Monnier
Since 1720
Domaine Jean Monnier has worked the slopes of Meursault since 1720, which makes it one of the oldest family estates in Burgundy. It is run today by Nicolas Monnier, the sixteenth generation, alongside his father Jean-Claude. Unusually for the Côte de Beaune, the domaine makes near-equal amounts of white and red, with old-vine holdings across Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Pommard, Volnay and Beaune. The whites are barrel-fermented and given long lees ageing for richness and depth, the reds a cold soak before oak. The result is a cellar of generous, classically built wines that carry their history lightly.
The Indent Offer.
Our pre-arrival offer is open. Under the en primeur system you reserve the wines before they reach Australia, and in return we hold them at heavily reduced indent prices for pre-payment.
To secure your order now, you can purchase the wines below directly through the online store. Alternatively, you may use our 2026 Indent Order Request Form, where you can choose wines from any producer on this shipment in one place. As quantities are limited, submitted order request forms are filled on a first-in, first-served basis. However you order, we will hold your bottles at the indent price, with payment required before the wines arrive in August, and confirm pick up or delivery once the container lands.
Email: store@lamontscott.com.au | Phone: 9385 0666
Available now at indent pricing. Quantities are limited and orders are confirmed on a first-come basis.
2023 Meursault Vieilles Vignes
Indent price: $122.00 per bottle
The Monnier family has worked Meursault since 1720 and is now in the hands of Nicolas Monnier, the sixteenth generation. This is the house Meursault at its most generous, a blend of old vines from several village plots, barrel-fermented and aged on its lees. Meursault grows no grand crus, so its reputation rests on characterful village wines like this one: rich, rounded and built around old-vine depth.
92 points, Claire Nesbitt, jamessuckling.com “Lemons, cedar, apricots and toasted nuts on the nose of this full-bodied, creamy white. Buttery on the palate, with delicious,...”
“Lemons, cedar, apricots and toasted nuts on the nose of this full-bodied, creamy white. Buttery on the palate, with delicious, fleshy layers. Drink now.”
2023 Puligny-Montrachet
Indent price: $159.00 per bottle
Puligny-Montrachet is the reference point for fine white Burgundy, and Monnier's village wine shows why. It comes from a single plot on marl and brown limestone and is given an extended, cool fermentation that favours line over weight. Where Meursault leans plush, Puligny is about cut and precision, a tighter, more mineral frame that carries fine length. One to drink now or hold a few years.
93 points, Claire Nesbitt, jamessuckling.com “Lemons, cedar, cloves and sweet white peaches on the nose of this elegant and flavorful white. It's full-bodied with classy...”
“Lemons, cedar, cloves and sweet white peaches on the nose of this elegant and flavorful white. It's full-bodied with classy oak influence and a bright, firm finish. Drink now or hold.”
2023 Meursault Les Rougeots
Indent price: $159.00 per bottle
Les Rougeots sits high on the Meursault slope, named for the iron-rich red soil that runs through it. The climat is best known as the source of Coche-Dury's celebrated Meursault, which says much about its standing. Monnier's bottling trades the breadth of the village blend for amplitude and grip, yellow orchard fruit set on a firm mineral spine. A single-vineyard Meursault with a clear sense of place.
2023 Pommard Epenots 1er Cru Clos de Citeaux
Indent price: $162.00 per bottle
Clos de Citeaux is a walled monopole of Domaine Jean Monnier, almost three hectares inside the Grands Epenots premier cru. The land was given to the Cistercian monks of Citeaux in the thirteenth century and has held their name ever since. Epenots is the most refined corner of Pommard, and the wine follows suit: dark berry and plum, a note of game and spice, firm tannins wrapped in a silky frame. Built to reward patience.
Need help choosing? For allocations, mixed cases or advice on cellaring, call the Cottesloe team or email store@lamontscott.com.au.