Domaine de Montille
Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly
Bourgogne
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine de Montille
Bourgogne
| Vintage Wine Name | Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly 2022 |
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| Vintage | 2022 |
| Wine Description | The powerful, opulent nature of this wine is balanced by its precise minerality from the shallow stony soil, an ideal union attributed to its privileged location mid-slope, behind Le Montrachet. |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Appellation | Saint-Aubin 1er Cru |
| Varietal Composition | 100% Chardonnay |
| Vineyard Details | 1er Cru En Remilly is acknowledged as the top cru of Saint-Aubin; the 1.7 hectare parcel is located just behind Le Montrachet facing south on thin stony limestone. A majority of the vines are over 70 years old and are a primary source for the Domaine’s reproductive material. |
| Tasting notes | A mineral bouquet of crushed stone and sea spray, a direct translation of terroir. The palate is precise with crisp acidity, a nice twist of lemon, good weight and length; dynamic and intense. |
| Alcohol % | 12.5 |
| Aging | aged in oak barrels (15% new) for about 12 months, then assembled to age additional months in stainless steel. |
| SRP | 104.77 |
| 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. |