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Pommard Premier Cru 'Les Grands Épenots', Domaine de Montille, 2021

Pommard Premier Cru 'Les Grands Épenots', Domaine de Montille, 2021

Domaine de Montille | Burgundy, France | 75cl
  • Red Still
  • Pinot Noir
  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
  • Kosher
Regular price £142.40
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Domaine de Montille's wines are known for their great aromatic purity. They always favour balance and elegance over power and extraction. The wines are classic expressions of Burgundy, of their appellations in general and of their specific terroirs in particular. The farming methods they use contribute to this individual style, and their winemaking methods aim to avoid excessive outside influences in order to bring out the equilibrium that can be found naturally in Burgundian terroir.

Pommard is an appellation that makes wine lovers dream. It is 312.76 hectares of Pinot Noir (115 hectares of which are Premier Crus) cover two terrains: south (on the Volnay side), the wines are elegant yet powerful; while in the north (closer to Beaune) the wines are silkier. However, this rule has some exceptions, like 'Les Grands Épenots', which is planted on a combination of clay and limestone that is rich and heavy. This Premier Cru initialised a request for reclassification to Grand Cru in 2012.

The words "epeneaux, épenots, epenottes" certainly comes from the same root as "épine", or spine. It is possible that there were previously patches of thorny bushes in the middle of the vineyard. Their Pommard 'Grands Épenots' is the most "Pommard" of their Pommards, showing its earthy, masculine side, which has impressive power despite the fact the nobility of the terroir gives it a certain refinement.

What the critics say:

91-93/100Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

"100% whole cluster to fill the tank. Pretty fresh crimson. Lovely fresh cherries, much fresher than the Brouillards. Plenty of energy, very lively, just enough fruit for the structure of ripe enough tannins and firm acidity. Cherries again to finish. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted: October 2022."

90-93/100Allen Meadows, Burghound

"'Outstanding'. An exuberantly floral-suffused combination, especially violet, displays a mix of red and dark currant, crushed anise and a whiff of herbal tea. There is slightly better volume to the detailed and energetic medium-bodied flavors that terminate in a markedly austere, balanced and linear finish. Like the Brouillards, this is sufficiently tightly wound as to require at least some patience."

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Domaine de Montille

Domaine de Montille is now in its ninth generation under the stewardship of sibling duo Étienne & Alix, who have largely remained true to their father’s vision of creating elegant, pure and balanced wines.

In fact Étienne was instrumental in pushing the sustainability of the Domaine by abandoning all chemical fertilisers and herbicides in 1985 and fully transitioning to biodynamic farming in 2005.

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