Stéphane Montez

The Climb

Since 1997, the winemaker’s chair at Domaine du Monteillet has been held by Stéphane Montez. The work since then has been defined by repetition, close attention, and the kind of accumulated judgment that only comes from staying with one estate season after season. Measured in years rather than pivots, the climb is a steady one. Montez’s name and Domaine du Monteillet have been linked since 1997, The estate has remained the frame for his craft, with each vintage adding to a body of knowledge built through consistency rather than reinvention.

Today

Today, Stéphane Montez is still winemaker at Domaine du Monteillet, in the same role he has held since 1997. That uninterrupted tenure gives the position its weight: a sustained responsibility to one place, carried across many seasons. The present work extends the same line already established in 1997, with the estate and the winemaker continuing in step.

Signature

Stéphane's signature dishes include Fortis, Les Grandes Chaillees, La Syrah a Papa, and Les Grandes Places. Together, these names serve as the shorthand for his work at Domaine du Monteillet: Fortis, Les Grandes Chaillees, La Syrah a Papa, and Les Grandes Places. In that list, Stéphane Montez’s tenure is read through the labels that accompany it, with each name acting as a fixed point in a long-running practice.

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