In the glass
Aroma: blackcurrant, violet, crushed stone, fresh tobacco
Palate: cassis, chalk, fine tannin, long mineral grip
Single-vineyard Bourgueil from the Grand Mont tuffeau-limestone slope at Bourgueil town. Pierre-Jacques Druet's structured, age-worthy Cabernet Franc with cassis and chalk.
What it pairs with
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Beef rib roast with bordelaise
Rich beef and red-wine reduction frame the wine's chalky tannin. -
Roast saddle of lamb
Lamb and the wine's violet-tobacco register align. -
Mature Comte 30 months
Crystalline nutty cheese sharpens the wine's mineral length.
History
Pierre-Jacques Druet pioneered single-vineyard bottlings in Bourgueil in the 1980s. Grand Mont is his flagship from the south-facing tuffeau slope, with the estate now in the hands of Frederic Brochet's Ampelidae group.
- 1980 — Pierre-Jacques Druet establishes the domaine
- 1983 — First single-vineyard Grand Mont bottled
- 2020 — Estate transferred to Frederic Brochet (Ampelidae)
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Pierre-Jacques Druet
- Grapes
- Cabernet Franc (100%)
- Classification
- Bourgueil AOC
- Oak
- 18 months in oak demi-muids, around 20 percent new
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 24 to 36 at retail
- Drinking window
- 8 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1983
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Scores
- Wine Advocate 92 (2018 vintage, reviewed 2020)
- Vinous 92 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)
Frequently asked about Grand Mont
What does Grand Mont taste like?
Blackcurrant, violet, crushed stone and fresh tobacco on the nose; cassis, chalk, fine tannin and a long mineral grip on the palate. Full-bodied with firm tannins and high acidity.
When should I drink Grand Mont?
Drink between 8 and 25 years from vintage. Decant 60 to 90 minutes for young vintages.
What food pairs with Grand Mont?
Beef rib roast with bordelaise, roast saddle of lamb, and mature Comte 30 months are all canonical matches.
Where is Grand Mont made?
From the south-facing Grand Mont tuffeau-limestone slope at Bourgueil town in the Bourgueil AOC.