Domaine de Montille, Volnay Premier Cru, Champans, Burgundy
Domaine de Montille, Volnay Premier Cru, Champans, Burgundy
An introduction to Domaine de Montille, Volnay Premier Cru, Champans, Burgundy
The Premier Cru En Champans cuvée by Domaine de Montille is sourced from a 0.96 hectare plot of Pinot Noir vines planted in the En Champans vineyard just south of the commune of Volnay. The Domaine de Montille holdings run along the top of the vineyard and benefit from maximum sunlight exposure, yielding grapes of consistent phenolic ripeness and character. En Champans is one of the most acclaimed terroirs of Volnay, and the Domaine de Montille bottling shows it at its aromatic best, offering a hedonistic nose of griotte cherry, sandalwood and quince.
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Understanding Domaine de Montille, Volnay Premier Cru, Champans, Burgundy
The Domaine de Montille holdings in the Premier Cru En Champans vineyard are farmed sustainably and in accordance with biodynamic principles, with much of the vineyard work conducted by hand and without recourse to chemical inputs. The grapes are hand-harvested and partially destemmed into wooden fermenters where fermentation occurs with indigenous yeast for roughly three weeks. After gentle pressing, élevage is conducted in a mixture of French oak barrels and demi-muids, of which approximately 20% are new. This is a fine rendition of the En Champans terroir, showing aromatic complexity and ample and persistent mouthfeel, and it should cellar well for between five and fifteen years.