I don't think there are any Champagnes in the store that I've drunk more of than Robert Moncuit.
For me, Robert Moncuit offers an irresistible package. The wines are rigorously mineral and yet they never fail on the deliciousness front.
Robert Moncuit's wines were only only sold within France until 2000. When the wines finally arrived on our shores a few years ago, the Champagnes were virtually unknown in the states. That quickly changed.
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Today, you'll find Robert Moncuit's Champagnes on the wine lists of New York's top restaurants. Thankfully, Moncuit remains some of the best values in Champagne.
I'm very excited to offer these magnums of 2008 Moncuit. The 2008 vintage in Champagne is shaping up to be one of the best of this century so far. Take a great vintage, combine it with the staggering quality of Moncuit, and it just doesn't get any better than that. Magnums sweeten the deal even more.
Moncuit's village of Le Mesnil is a mecca for anyone who, like me, has a serious soft spot for blanc des blancs. The Chardonnay coming out of these chalky soils hits the pinnacle of precision and energy. The wines are completely captivating.
The Moncuit family is producing some of the most exciting examples of Mesnil. Mesnil can tend towards severe with its sharp mineral intensity, but the wonderful thing about Moncuit is how it delivers Mesnil's striking mineral elegance with plenty of charm. The wine is supremely pleasurable— there's structure and integrity, but it's all in the service of enjoyable drinking.
The 2008 vintage has ripeness, acid, warmth, structure— all the elements in such harmonious concord as to make producers freak out like they haven't for any other recent vintage. The wines of Moncuit are no exception. I expect Moncuit's 2008 to age beautifully, especially in magnum.
To order, please email us at offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.
Ian McFadden
Director, Fine and Rare Wine
Crush Wine & Spirits