Domaine de Montille - Saint-Aubin '1er Cru En Remilly' Blanc 2021

Domaine de Montille is among Burgundy's most iconic estates, with a long and  fabled history dating back to 1730’s. While the de Montille name is certainly synonymous with the village of Volnay where the family house still sits, the original historic estate consisted of 25 hectares spread throughout the Côte d’Or, including parcels in the famed Grand Crus of Musigny and Bonnes Mares. Unfortunately, the family had to sell off many of these parcels around the phylloxera crisis in order to survive. In fact, by the time Hubert de Montille took over in 1947, the estate was down to a mere 2.5 HA, mostly in Volnay and some in Pommard. Nonetheless, Hubert was passionate about producing wine, and although he also practiced law concurrently for almost 50 years in Dijon, he helped to put the domaine on the map and in the top echelon of Burgundy estates.

When Hubert took over in the late 1940’s, more than 90% of the wine in Burgundy was sold to négociants. But he was committed to estate-bottling, and pushed for the highest level of quality and purity. The de Montille style of the “Hubert era” was one of classic, structured wines that were built to age. Although he passed away in 2014 at the age of 84, many of the great wines he made during his career continued to drink magnificently, having aged out of their youthful firmness to blossom into the stuff of legends…gorgeous, mature, terroir-driven Burgundies.

Fermented in demi-muids. Regarding sulfur, whites have the following: 75-100 mg/l total SO2, 30-35 mg/l free SO2. Aged one year in demi-muids, then aged another 5 months in stainless steel.

"Domaine de Montille farms a large parcel of 1.7 hectares of seventy-year-old vines in thin, rocky soils at the top of the slope. In 2021 the vineyard produced a deeply-coloured win with a beautifully expressive nose of apple, apricot, and quince with spice and marzipan notes. The texture is dense and broad, with balanced acidity and enough extract to ensure an exquisite finish. Unfortunately for wine lovers, only seven barrels were made in 2021 compared to the 44 that were produced in 2020—this is a wine that you absolutely must know." - 93 Points, Decanter

"Down 80% for frost, in fact there was no fruit at all except for a band at the top. Clear pale colour. An austere limestone touch infuses the nose. Really very classy, has held its line with excellent length. White fruit all the way through." - 93 Points, Jasper Morris 

Producer: Domaine de Montille 

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Varietal: Chardonnay

Appellation: Saint-Aubin 1er Cru

Vintage: 2021

Size: 750ml