Monopole (wine)
A monopole ("monopoly" in French) is an area controlled by a single winery (wine company) and can be as small as a lieu-dit (vineyard) or as large as an entire appellation d'origine contrôlée, such as Bordeaux or Champagne. Frequently this is mentioned on the label and it is rare for only one winery to produce all the wine from an area entitled to a certain name. Each wine is sold by only one company.[1]
The Napoleonic inheritance laws typically caused vineyards to be so finely divided that négociants are needed to bottle commercial quantities of a wine. Whether a monopole indicates a wine of unusual quality or not is a matter of debate.
List of monopoles (in need of expansion)
In Burgundy:
| Vineyard Name | Class | Commune(Village) | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chablis "La Moutonne" | Grand Cru | Chablis | Albert Bichot (Domaine Long Depaquit) |
| Les Ruelles | Premier Cru | Mercurey | Château de Chamirey[2] |
| La Mission | Premier Cru | Mercurey | Château de Chamirey[3] |
| Clos des Monts Luisants | Premier Cru | Morey-Saint-Denis | Domaine Ponsot |
| Ruchottes-Chambertin "Clos des Ruchottes" | Grand Cru | Gevrey-Chambertin | Domaine Armand Rousseau |
| Clos de Tart | Grand Cru | Morey-Saint-Denis | Mommessin |
| Romanée-Conti | Grand Cru | Vosne-Romanée | Domaine de la Romanée-Conti |
| La Tâche | Grand Cru | Vosne-Romanée | Domaine de la Romanée-Conti |
| La Grande Rue | Grand Cru | Vosne-Romanée | Domaine François Lamarche |
| La Romanée | Grand Cru | Vosne-Romanée | Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair |
| Corton "Clos des Marechaudes" | Grand Cru | Aloxe-Corton | Albert Bichot |
| Corton "Clos des Cortons Faiveley" | Grand Cru | Aloxe-Corton | Domaine Faiveley |
| Clos des Porrets | Premier Cru | Nuits-Saint-Georges | Domaine Henri Gouges |
| Clos des Noiterons | Village | Mercurey | Château d'Etroyes (Protheau) |
| Clos Napoléon (previously aux Cheuzots) | Premier Cru | Fixin | Pierre Gelin |
| Clos de la Mousse | Premier Cru | Beaune | Bouchard Père et Fils |
| Clos des Réas | Premier Cru | Vosne-Romanée | Michel Gros |
| Clos des Corvées | Village | Mercurey | Château d'Etroyes (Protheau) |
| Le Clos de Thorey | Premier Cru | Nuits-Saint-Georges | Antonin Rodet |
| Clos de la Maréchale | Premier Cru | Nuits-Saint-Georges | Jacques Frederic Mugnier |
| La Bossiere | Premier Cru | Gevrey-Chambertin | Domaine Harmand Geoffroy |
| Savigny-Champ-Chevrey | Premier Cru | Savigny-lès-Beaune | Domaine Tollot-Beaut |
| Clos de l'ecu | Premier Cru | Beaune | Domaine Faiveley |
| Clos des Ursule | Premier Cru | Beaune | Maison Louis Jadot |
| Clos des Épeneaux | Premier Cru | Pommard | Comte Armand |
| Fremiets Clos de la Rougeotte | Premier Cru | Volnay | Bouchard Père & Fils |
| Clos des Ducs | Premier Cru | Volnay | Marquis d'Angerville |
| Clos de la Bousse d'Or | Premier Cru | Volnay | La Pousse d'Or |
| Clos des 60 Ouvrées | Premier Cru | Volnay | La Pousse d'Or |
| Clos des Santenots | Premier Cru | Volnay | Domaine Jacques Prieur |
| Clos de la Chapelle | Premier Cru | Volnay | Domaine Clos de la Chapelle |
| Clos de la Barre | Premier Cru | Volnay | Maison Louis Jadot |
| Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot | Premier Cru | Vougeot | Domaine de la Vougeraie |
| Clos De Prieuré | Village | Vougeot | Domaine de la Vougeraie |
| Clos Saint Paul | Premier Cru | Givry | Domaine Silvestre Du Closel |
| Clos Salomon | Premier Cru | Givry | Gardin Perrotto (Domaine du Clos Salomon) |
| Clos des Myglands | Premier Cru | Mercurey | Domaine Faiveley[2] |
| Clos de la Fontaine | Village | Vosne-Romanée | Anne Fraçoise Gros |
| La Montagne | Village | Vosne-Romanée | Bruno Clavelier |
| Clos des Langres | Village | Corgoloin | Domaine d'Ardhuy |
| Pièce du Chapître | Village | Savigny-lès-Beaune | Domaine Tollot-Beaut |
| Clos de la Chaume Gaufriot | Village | Beaune | Antonin Guyon |
| Clos des Ursulines | Village | Pommard | Albert Bichot (Domaine du Pavillon) |
| Clos la Marche | Village | Mercurey | Maison Louis Max |
Others
- Château-Grillet AOC, of Château Grillet.
- Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant, owned by Nicolas Joly.
In Bourgogne region, most of the vineyards which classified as Grand Cru have their own appellation (AOC). However, for some cases, several vineyards have one appellation. For example, 7 Grand Crus exists in Chablis region, but only one appellation "Chablis Grand Cru" is given to them. Corton Grand Cru, the largest Grand Cru in Bourgogne, has 26 sub-vineyards in it.
Chablis "La Moutonne" is not recognized as Grand Cru by INAO, but BIVB (Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne) recognizes it as Grand Cru.
See also
References
- ↑ Robert Joseph (2006). Wine Travel Guide to the World. Footprint Travel Guides, 2006. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-904777-85-4. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- 1 2 Sanderson, Bruce (30 June 2012). "Affordable Burgundy". Wine Spectator: 39. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "Le Domaine". Château de Chamirey. Retrieved 13 July 2012.