Domaine Monin

For more than 80 years, Domaine Monin has represented the tradition of the best quality wines of the Bugey AOC. Taken over in 2015 by Charles Varin-Bernier, a winemaker and also a Master Cheesemaker, Artisan Refiner, passionate about good products, he relaunched the Domaine Monin adventure, convinced of the hidden treasures of this Bugist territory. The Domaine Monin... Read more

For more than 80 years, Domaine Monin has represented the tradition of the best quality wines of the Bugey AOC. Taken over in 2015 by Charles Varin-Bernier, a winemaker and also a Master Cheesemaker, Artisan Refiner, passionate about good products, he relaunched the Domaine Monin adventure, convinced of the hidden treasures of this Bugist territory. The Domaine Monin perpetuates this know-how through various cuvées and grape varieties on these 8.5 hectares of vines. The plots of land, all well exposed, are located in the heart of nature, in the mountains, facing the Alps, on the right bank of the Rhône river, between 200 and 450 metres above sea level, in beautiful landscapes where biodiversity has its rightful place. This rich terroir, clay and limestone, allows the wines to express themselves fully by exalting all their aromas and their balance in the mouth. At the crossroads of various wine-producing regions, the Bugey AOC has inherited several renowned grape varieties such as Pinot Noir , Gamay , Mondeuse in red and Chardonnay in white. Domaine Monin has the great distinction of owning 2 hectares on the Grand Cru Manicle, a unique cru in Bugey renowned for its dominant position, facing south, under a limestone cliff, and former vineyard of Brillat Savarin, a French gastronome of the 19th century.