Domaine de Montille Meursault 1er Cru Les Porusots 2022
£109.25
The wine
Golden apple, brioche and a hint of struck match. The palate is structured, luscious and textured, balanced by well-integrated acidity, and finishes on smoky mineral notes.
Les Porusots is a mid-slope Meursault premier cru with an easterly aspect on rocky limestone, next to Genevrières. The parcel was previously under the care of Château de Puligny-Montrachet and is now farmed by the domaine organically and biodynamically. Sorted on arrival so only the best fruit went forward, gently pressed, and fermented and aged in barrel. That struck-match note is a signature of reductive handling here.
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.
