Domaine de Montille Beaune Les Aigrots Premier Cru Blanc 2018 Front Label

Domaine de Montille Beaune Les Aigrots Premier Cru Blanc 2018

Chardonnay from Beaune, Cote de Beaune, Cote d'Or, Burgundy, France

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750ML / 12.5% ABV

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750ML / 12.5% ABV

Winemaker Notes

A fruit-driven, ample and generous wine that is accessible in its youth. De Montille's parcel 1er Cru Les Aigrots is 0.49 hectares located at the foot of the Beaune hill on a gentle slope. The name stems from the old dialect word "Argifolium", the name of a thorny scryb brush that historically grew in the area.

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The 2018 Beaune Les Aigrots Blanc 1er Cru has a clean, fresh bouquet of apple blossom, nectarine and light granite aromas, all well defined and nicely focused. The balanced palate delivers a fine bead of acidity, good weight and a slightly waxy texture. There is just a touch of salinity on the finish, completing this well-crafted and satisfying Les Aigrots Blanc.

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This is much more floral with pretty spice, lemon zest and white peach scents. The denser and rounder middle weight flavors also flash an appealing minerality on the rich, sappy and delicious finale that manages to be reasonably refined if not actually elegant. This is a wine that could be aged to good effect for a few years or enjoyed young for its exuberant fruit.

Domaine de Montille

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The Domaine de Montille was established in Volnay in the middle of the XVIII century. Today it farms 20 hectares of vines, essentially Premier and Grand Crus, mainly in the Côte de Beaune but also in the Côte de Nuits. The domaine produces about 8,000 cases covering 20 appellations. During the XX century, Hubert de Montille wrote the finest pages of the domaine’s history. The lawyer and his children have always strived to return their domaine, which had declined in the past, to the stature it once enjoyed. Furthermore, it is thanks to Hubert that during the 1960’s the domaine became renowned around the world.

Beaune Wine

Burgundy, France

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While the city represents the epicenter of wine production in Burgundy, the term, “Beaune” also refers to the specific sub-appellation of the greater Côte de Beaune, whose vineyards climb up the pastoral slopes that border the city to its west. Originally founded as a Roman camp by Julius Caesar, the city of Beaune eventually became the seat of the dukes of Burgundy until the 13th century. Today it is home to top négociants such as Louis Jadot, Joseph Drouhin, Louis Latour, and Bouchard Père et Fils.

The appellation, dominated by Pinot Noir plantings, represents a lovely and charming place to begin to understand red Burgundy. Its sandy soils create light and supple, floral driven Pinot Noir. These wines are designed to be enjoyed within five to 10 years. The vineyards of Beaune span a broad swath of Premier Crus from Savigny-lès-Beaune to its border with Pommard.

Chardonnay acreage here has been increasing here in the more recent years.

Chardonnay Wine

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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.

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