Domaine de Montille
Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Saints-Juliens
Bourgogne
- Pinot Noir
Domaine de Montille
Bourgogne
| Vintage Wine Name | Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Saints-Juliens 2022 |
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| Vintage | 2022 |
| Wine Description | Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Saints-Juliens has the delicate structure and grace of a ballerina and excels with a high proportion of whole cluster fermentation. The vineyard is named after a 6th century chapel that once stood on the site. |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Appellation | Nuits-Saint-Georges |
| Varietal Composition | Pinot Noir |
| Vineyard Details | The estate owns 0.73 ha in the lieu-dit of Aux Saints-Juliens in Nuits-Saint-Georges, which is located at the foot of the hill beneath 1er Cru Les Thorey. |
| Tasting notes | The nose reveals raspberry and blackberry along with subtle spice and mineral notes. The palate is medium-weight, elegant, sensual and complex with the whole cluster portion adding earthy freshness. |
| Alcohol % | 12.5 |
| Aging | Aged 14-18 months in oak barrels (20% new), then assembled to age additional months in stainless steel. |
| SRP | 112 |
| Feature Bullet 1 | Family's winemaking roots in Volnay stretch back to 17th century |
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| Feature Bullet 2 | Following in his father’s footsteps, Etienne de Montille grew family holdings to 37 hectares of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits |
| Feature Bullet 3 | Domaine’s style balances power, elegance and purity, delivering terroir-expressive wines that are built to last |
| Feature Bullet 4 | Internationally renowned, the winery is known as equal parts pioneer and benchmark |
| Feature Bullet 5 | A leader in organic and biodynamic farming in Burgundy (practices dating back to 1995 and organic certified in 2012) |
| Winery | Domaine de Montille |
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| Winery Description | The Montille family’s winemaking roots in Volnay stretch back to the 18th century, with plots of Pinot Noir in some of the finest terroirs in the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. In 2012, the Domaine became organic certified, and today the estate owns over 37 hectares, a majority that are Grand and 1er Crus. Winemaking utilizes whole cluster fermentations, long macerations and mostly neutral barrel aging. Today’s style is a classic and terroir-driven approach with great aromatic expression and unctuous textures in the reds and radiant purity and exemplary freshness and finesse in the whites. These ageworthy wines capture the essence of terroir. Now internationally renowned, the winery is known as equal parts pioneer and benchmark. |
| Winemaker | Etienne de Montille |
| Winemaker Bio | Etienne de Montille fell into his passion for wine when he was very young as a part of his family's business. He took over winemaking from his father, Hubert de Montille, in 1990, and began the shift towards organic farming (1995) and biodynamic farming (2005). Under his leadership, he expanded vineyard acquisitions in the Côte de Nuits (Vosne-Romanée, Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges) including Malconsorts in Vosne-Romanée, as well as Château de Puligny-Montrachet, which included around 15 ha of Chardonnay. He has augmented his father’s winegrowing philosophy and cemented the Domaine’s style: authenticity, longevity, purity, elegance and balance. |