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The Mommessin estate is located in the south of Burgundy. Founded in 1865 in Mâcon, the Mommessin estate has mainly developed in Beaujolais, where it has become one of the jewels. From this double lineage, Mommessin wines have drawn their exceptional character, resulting from a meeting between the quest for excellence which characterizes Burgundy and the explosion of taste which makes Beaujolais great.
Mommessin wines combine suppleness and aromas, for a result that is at the same time rich, colorful, tender and silky: wines combining tradition and exception. The estate is obsessed with the quality of its wines, which is why it selects the finest plots and the best grapes to achieve excellence. The Mommesin estate also works to respect nature and is developing its eco-responsible dimension, in particular by restricting the use of phytosanitary products and regular monitoring of yields.
DOMAINE HUET Clos du Bourg 1971
Vouvray
Graves
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 1971
Romanée Conti
Pomerol
Champagne
Saint Emilion
CHÂTEAU MALARTIC LAGRAVIERE 1971
Pessac Leognan
Sauternes
Pauillac
The firmest and, judging by my own notes, infinitely the most dependable of the 1969, 1970 and 1971 trio, for though it has had the reptation of being somewhat hard, unyielding and 'untypical' it is these very factors which have so effectively developed the best over the past 30 years.