Domaine de Montille Bourgogne Blanc Le Clos du Château 2021
£36.45
The wine
Exuberantly fresh aromas of lemon rind and white orchard fruit, with a generous mouthfeel that comes from the clay. Fresh and expressive on the palate, with ripe stone fruit balanced by bright acidity and a persistent finish.
A single-vineyard Bourgogne Blanc from a domaine whose reputation is built on Volnay, Pommard and the great whites of the Côte de Beaune. Hand picked and sorted on the winery table, then pressed gently. Etienne de Montille introduced organic farming in 1995 and biodynamics in 2005, and the estate is now certified in both. The 2021 was a frost-hit, low-volume vintage of classical proportions.
The producer
Domaine de Montille
View all Domaine de Montille winesIn the village of Volnay, on the Côte de Beaune, Domaine de Montille is one of Burgundy most revered names. Built over generations by the de Montille family, and now led by Étienne de Montille, the estate is famed for reds and whites of rare precision. Its holdings read like a roll-call of Burgundy finest sites.
The domaine farms biodynamically, with a purist devotion to terroir and restraint. Whole-bunch fermentation and measured oak give reds of structure and perfume, while the whites are taut and mineral. The style is classical, ageworthy, and utterly distinctive.
The range spans the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, from village wines to a peerless collection of premier and grand crus. Each bottling traces the character of its vineyard with quiet authority.
To pour a de Montille wine is to taste Burgundy at its most refined and honest. Elegant, structured, and profoundly ageworthy, these are wines for the serious cellar.
