Bourgogne Rouge, Domaine de Montille, 2022

Domaine de Montille is one of Burgundy’s most revered estates and this burgeoning family property is very much at the top of its game, producing wines of exceptional quality: scintillating, proper Burgundies, unusually across both reds and whites.

Features as one of the Top 10 Côte de Beaune Red Wine Producers and Top 10 Côte de Beaune White Wine Producers in Tim Atkin's Burgundy 2022 Special Report.

Self-confessed ‘acid freak’ Brian Sieve was especially careful with battonage and lees-stirring of the Chardonnays in 2022, to maintain freshness and verve, noting that it was not a high acid vintage. A little less new oak (not that there is ever more than just enough) and whole bunches in the reds than in the previous solar vintages, plus the gentler acid profile means the wines have a charm and immediacy to rival any vintage we’ve tasted from the domaine.

“40% whole bunches used this year which has served to give the fruit more depth and a spicier, more herbal edge. Deep, earthy but clean and sweet red berry fruit nose, with forest at dawn aromas, and just a hint of dried violets. A burst of spicy plums on the attack, tamarind and cedar, and a smoky lift on the mid-palate, guided by herbaceous-edged tannins. Juicy and generous but like the Bourgogne white, sophisticated, and impressively complex.”
Tom Harrow, Head Wine Guru