Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Domaine de Montille, 2024 - Magnum
Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru, Domaine de Montille, 2024 - Magnum
- 150cl
- 13.5%
- Red Still
- Pinot Noir
- Organic
- Biodynamic
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Optimal drinking window: 2029 - 2052
Corton is the only Grand Cru red of the Côte de Beaune, and Clos du Roi sits on its finest slice of hillside, a limestone-rich band that gives Pinot Noir real sinew rather than mere charm. De Montille's version is never the plumpest or the most flattering in its youth, it is built instead on tension, dark fruit, and a savoury, almost bloody undertow that only time will soften into something profound.
"Almost whole-cluster fermented, delivering blueberries, sour cherry and a savoury, balanced finish. Structured and authoritative without excess weight."
Ksenia Pashkova, Club Merchandiser
2024 was a genuinely demanding year in the Côte de Beaune. Persistent rain and humidity from spring through harvest slashed yields and put relentless pressure on vineyard work, with timing and selection absolutely critical. At de Montille, decisions were calm, precise and unapologetically classical. Picking was about accuracy rather than courage, extraction was handled with restraint, and élevage kept firmly in service of site expression.
The results are impressive. These are not showy wines, but deeply articulate ones: transparent, savoury, and built to age. In a vintage where excess was an easy trap, de Montille has delivered wines that speak clearly of place, confirming once again why this remains one of the Côte de Beaune’s most serious and intellectually satisfying domaines, even when conditions are at their most uncooperative.
Domaine de Montille is one of Tim Atkin's Top 10 Côte de Beaune Red Wine Producers.
What the critics say:
"A fuller ruby colour, just completed malolactic, really sprightly on the nose, fruit and flowers flowing together with just the lightest seasoning of pepper, two thirds whole bunch. Plenty of energy at the back with slightly darker fruit, and a more tannic structure. I like the balance of this. *4/5 stars*"
"The 2024 Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru includes two-thirds whole cluster this year. It has an exquisite bouquet with minerally red berry fruit that blossoms in the glass. Wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, good grip, the stems nicely integrated and imparting quite a potent pepperiness on the finish. Not the precision of the previous vintage but it positively brims with character."
Clos du Roi occupies the mid-slope of the Corton hill, where limestone and marl give way to iron-rich clay that lends the wine its characteristic grip and savoury edge. The east and southeast exposure catches morning sun while retaining freshness, and the altitude, among the highest in the Côte de Beaune, keeps acidity bright even in warm vintages like 2024. These soils favour structure and longevity over immediate charm.
Corton is Burgundy's only red Grand Cru outside the Côte de Nuits, a hill shared by several named climats including Clos du Roi, each with its own character stamped onto the same broad slope. The appellation demands Pinot Noir grown within strictly delimited Grand Cru boundaries, and the wines are typically sterner and slower to open than their Côte de Nuits counterparts, trading immediate seduction for structure that rewards a decade or more in the cellar.
The 2024 growing season in Burgundy was, frankly, a test of nerve. A wet spring brought significant mildew pressure, and vignerons who stayed sharp in the vineyard — working fast, keeping canopies open, reducing yields where necessary — came out the other side with something worth talking about. Summer brought warmer, drier conditions that helped the fruit recover composure, and harvest arrived broadly on the later side, with growers picking carefully to find phenolic ripeness without sacrificing freshness. Quantity was down across much of the Côte, which concentrates minds as much as it concentrates wine.
What emerged is a vintage that rewards those who put the work in. The Pinots we have tasted carry real precision and translucency — not because they are light, but because the acidity is lively and the fruit unforced. Chardonnays from the Côte de Beaune look particularly promising: taut, mineral, with genuine length. This is not a vintage to panic-open. Most village and premier cru reds want three to five years at minimum, with the better appellations drinking well until 2035 and beyond. The whites are more approachable now, though the best will reward patience too.
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