Domaine Roblet-Monnot
Volnay 1er Cru Brouillards
Region: France - Burgundy
Domaine Roblet-Monnot
Pascal Roblet can trace his roots in Volnay to the 1600,s on his mother’s side and four generations on his father’s side. All of Domaine Roblet-Monnot’s holdings are in Volnay, 6 hectares. Pascal’s conversion to bio-dynamic viticulture in 1997 along with his high density planting, 12,000 vines per hectare, and very low yields, 30-35 hectoliters per hectare, are part of what has transformed his domaine into one of the leading sources of wine from these communes.
Grapes / Soils
| Pinot Noir | Limestone |
The Wine
Vineyard Profile
- Total Vineyards: 5.62 ha (13.9 acres)
- Winery Holdings: 0.36 ha (0.9 acre)
- Les Brouillards is located adjacent and just below highway D 973 at about 836 feet in elevation on mostly limestone soils. It is bounded to the south by Les Mitans and above by Pointes d’Angeles vineyards.
- Only Pinot Noir is planted.
- Brouillards originates from ancient French Breuil from Latin Brogilus from Gallic Brogilos “small territory” then “thicket wood, young wood”. At one time this land surely was wooded.
Technical Information
- 100% Pinot Noir
- 100% destemmed prior to fermentation
- Aging: 24 months in oak barrels
- Case Production: 100
- Pascal’s red wines see no fining or filtration. He rarely uses pigeage, punching down of the cap, one or two times per vintage.
- Pascal prefers creating an infusion of flavor from the fruit rather than an extraction of flavor.
- He prefers long maturation in barrel, so that the wines are more stable before bottling and naturally clarified.
- Pascal does not use sulfites on his reds. When he does use sulfur it is a mere 40 mgrams or less of total sulfites just before racking and bottling.
Reviews
89+ Points
The 2015 Volnay Brouillards 1er Cru has a well defined blackberry and raspberry scented bouquet with good extraction – there is real juiciness to these aromatics. The palate has a sweet entry that might have been cloying, but there is superb acidity and it musters more reserve towards the saline, almost Pommard-like finish. Good potential, but it needs time.
Vinous, July, 2018
General Info
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Appellation(s) | Volnay, Corton + others |
| Proprietors | Pascal Roblet |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Winemaker | Pascal Roblet |
| Annual Production | 1,400 9L cases |
| Farming (Sustainable, organic, biodynamic) | Biodynamic |