Burgundy's heritage and innovation - De Mengdi (Domaine de Montille) Winery

De Mengdi (Domaine de Montille) winery located in the Wo Ernai Burgundy (Volnay) village, 300 years ago, De Mengdi family already living here. Since 1947, the winery in the very passion Hubert. Demeng Di under the operation, to produce a top quality anti-aging famous Burgundy wine, and now, wine by the Aini Si. Demeng Di and Ai Dian. Demeng Di brother and sister (Alix and Etienne de Montille) co-operation. Ai Dian started brewing from 1983, 1995, under the charge of the winery to help his mother in 2002, resigned from work as a lawyer in Paris to devote himself to the Burgundy wine-making career. As a new generation of Burgundy wine were essential, brother and sister inherited and continue to improve in his father's wine philosophy, but also formed its own unique concept and innovative wine out of the road.

De Mengdi ideas are hand-brewing tradition, a native of Burgundy wine, bring the wine to show different customs and subtle character, in order to ensure that this individual is not covered, do not use too much of the modern brewing technology. Over the years, the winery has maintained this philosophy, brewing wine pure, elegant, natural balance, rich, vibrant, even after aging is a unique and complex nature of coordination, but in recent years, it is on this basis make the wine more suitable for young to drink.

De Mengdi winery began to use organic farming since 1995, and gradually shift to ecological farming, from growing grapes to control other aspects, the most mature, balanced, healthy grapes as a brewing raw materials. Winemakers will fully respect the customs of the year, with minimal technical intervention, show the greatest degree of endemic character of wine, moderate in 20% to 30% new oak, longer aging, much later malolactic fermentation Sometimes it does not filter bottling. Completely for the mass production of wine, each bottle of wine is Chateau De Mengdi is a unique handmade works of art.

Double De Mengdi winery (Deux Montille Soeur et Frere) is Aini Si and Ai Dian brother and sister co-created small but excellent wine business, from the Yi Nisi white wines, while Ai Dian brewing only one section of red wine. Prior to the establishment of dual De Mengdi winery, Yi Nisi will be held in Ropiteau winery winemaker, has been with, including his brother, including a number of prominent Burgundy winemaker, on grape growing and brewing knowledge and exchange of experience, which, Aini Si husband Jean-Marc Roulot, white wine is provided in great technical support. Double De Mengdi winery was first introduced for the 2003 vintage wine, since then, producing ever-increasing, but has been mainly limited to the top white wine, and always adhere to its "haute couture" of the brewing philosophy.

The only double-De Mengdi grapes instead of grape juice for the procurement of raw materials, by the leadership team Aini Si filter, pneumatic presses squeeze out the juice for soft and slow, remove the alcohol residue, the use of wild yeast, respectively, in the oak low-temperature fermentation, and mature into 11 to 17 months, usually 10% to 25% of new oak barrels, oak barrels before use and each are used to clean the salt water solution to remove the rough oak barrels Dan Ning. Matured in oak barrels and then slowly add the wine when the slag, slag compared to the traditional wine and wine sauce with fermentation, which gradually adding more precise control over the way the wine's flavor strong degree of rosacea. After malolactic fermentation, and then filtered using diatomaceous earth at low temperature. Overall, the entire brewing process is to make wine more natural development, a small amount of technical intervention will be based on the annual adjustment of the actual situation of grapes, and not strictly rigid process of brewing, the purpose is to retain the year of the endemic character, showing pure fruity, rich taste on the last degree, and degree of severity, rather than wine. The first year based on the results achieved, two De Mengdi increasing the winery's wine quality.

De Mengdi winery's red wine production accounts for 85%, from the following vineyards: Nepalese by St. George vineyard (Nuits Saint Georges): "Les Saint Juliens", 0.85 hectares; Nepalese according to St. George a vineyard (Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru): "Aux Thorey", 0.73 hectares; Beaune a grape Park (Beaune 1er Cru): "Les Sizies", 1.62 公顷; "Les Perrière", 0.64 公顷; "Les Greves", 1.26 hectares; Wo Ernai a vineyard (Volnay 1er Cru): "La Carelle Sous Chapelle" , 0.2 ha; "Les Brouillards", 0.36 公顷; "Les Champans", "Les Mitans", 0.73 公顷; "" Les Taillepieds ", 1.52 hectares; glass Mary a vineyard (Pommard 1er Cru):" La Pezerolles " , 1.09 ha; "Les Grands Epenots", 0.23 hectares;

Production accounts for 15% of white wine, from the following vineyards: Beaune a vineyard (Beaune 1er Cru): "Les Aigrots", 0.44 hectares; Mo Ersuo vineyard (Meursault): "Les Narvaux du Dessous", 0.24 hectares; Pili Ni a vineyard (Puligny 1er Cru ): "Le Cailleret", 0.85 hectares; Keer Deng Charles Fremantle-class vineyards (Corton Charlemagne Grand cru), 1.04 hectares.

Double De Mengdi Winery - Eau Sadie Alvarez 2007 Auxey Duresses 2007 Color: lemon yellow. Aroma: seawater and chalk as the main aroma.

Taste: rich, lively taste, memorable aroma of fresh oysters, in addition to mineral taste, slight bitter almond kernel almond skin and refreshing feeling admired.

De Mengdi Winery - Beaune a vineyard, "Perrier" 2008 Beaune 1er Cru Les Perrières 2008 Color: bright red aroma: broth, crushed stone and nut oils with the slightest aroma of dark berry fruit.

Taste: a complex game and bring the taste of the jungle atmosphere, a long and impressive finish, people salivate.

De Mengdi Chateau - Glass Ma a vineyard "Peize Hou Le" 2007 Pommard 1er Cru Les Pezerolles 2007 Color: sweet pink. Aroma: Red berries, incense, flowers, fragrant mineral combination.

Taste: Pure, live wave, complex and direct taste, balance, aftertaste is very long.

De Mengdi Winery - Wo Ernai a vineyard, "Taye Piai" 2008 Volnay 1er Cru Les Taillepieds 2008 Color: bright red. Aroma: clear ocean and the taste of shrimp.

Taste: red currant and sour cherry fruit taste, along with white wine, fresh and mineral mouth

Sense, long-lasting fresh fruits and fragrant sea of ​​people seem to feel the dark finish of the forest vegetation.

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