Domaine de Montille
Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts - Christiane
Bourgogne
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine de Montille
Bourgogne
| Vintage Wine Name | Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts - Christiane 2022 |
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| Vintage | 2022 |
| Wine Description | This wine, named in tribute to Hubert’s wife and Étienne’s mother, Christiane, requires patience with its density, its serious tannin structure and very long aging potential. This plot enjoys the unique geographic distinction of sharing a border with La Tâche. |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Appellation | Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Pinot Noir |
| Vineyard Details | This 0.49 ha parcel of 1er Cru of Aux Malconsorts sits at the southern border of the famed Grand Cru La Tache and shares an altitude, orientation and soil similar to its illustrious neighbor. The Christiane plot is bordered by two paths and La Tache. |
| Tasting notes | The extraordinary character of this terroir is expressed through darker, lush, black fruit aromas, more pronounced spice and mineral notes, deeper sapidity and density, firmer tannins and immense aging potential. Patience is rewarded. |
| Alcohol % | 13 |
| Aging | Aged in oak barrels (50% new), then assembled to age additional months in stainless steel |
| SRP | 1208 |
| 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. |