Domaine de Montille Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 2023
£190.95
The wine
Les Perrières is the most celebrated premier cru in Meursault and the one most often argued to deserve promotion to grand cru. The name means quarries, and the stony limestone beneath is the source of the chalk and cut that mark the wine.
Montille took the parcel over from Château de Puligny-Montrachet in 2012 and farm it organically and biodynamically. Hand harvested, sorted twice and lightly pressed, then fermented and aged in barrel. The 2023 vintage was ripe and generous in white Burgundy after several short years.
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.
