Monopole (wine)

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A monopole (literally "monopoly" in French) is an appellation controlled by a single winery.

Frequently, this is mentioned on the label, as it is rare for only one winery to produce all the wine from an entire appellation. 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.

[edit] List of monopoles (in need of expansion)

In Burgundy:

• Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, both grand crus of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
• La Romanée, a grand cru of Chateau de Vosne-Romanée
• La Grande Rue, a grand cru of Lamarche
• Clos Blanc de Vougeot, of Domaine de la Vougeraie. A village-level vineyard, not to be confused with the all-red grand cru Clos de Vougeot.
• Clos de Tart AOC, Grand Cru in Morey-St-Denis, owned by Mommessin
• Beaune "Clos des Ursule", Louis Jadot
• MONOPOLE AOC

Romanée-Conti, Monopole, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. La Tâche, Monopole, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. La Romanée, Monopole, Comte Liger-Belair (Château de Vosne-Romanée). La Grande Rue, Monopole, Lamarche. Clos de Tart, Monopole, Mommessin. Clos des Lambray, Monopole, Domaine Clos des Lambrays. Grand Moutonne Monopole, Long Depaquit Albert Bichot, Chablis. Clos des Ruchotte (Ruchottes-Chambertin), Monopole, Rousseau.

Others

• Château-Grillet AOC, of Château Grillet.