(Originally published 14 August 2018.)
My reports on the vintage at de Montille and my notes on tasting the wines from barrel samples are here and here.
My reports on the vintage at de Montille and my notes on tasting the wines from barrel samples are here and here.
Château de PULIGNY-MONTRACHET
2015 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chalumeaux
This wine, under the Château de Puligny-Montrachet label (same ownership as Domaine de Montille) shows excellent minerality and is light, pure, lively, and energetic. 93/A
Domaine de MONTILLE
2015 Corton-Charlemagne
I loved the cask sample of this wine, but on the day I tasted it from bottle, I found it to lack the energy of the cask sample and to be broad with a sweetness from the fruit. It may just have been an off bottle or I may have misperceived it. 91(+?)/B
2015 Beaune 1er Cru Les Perrières
Switching to the red wines. The Perrières vineyard is located in a former quarry. Although coming from the northern part of Beaune, which generally gives fatter wines than the rest of the appellation, this Peruser shows good minerality, length, finesse, and penetration with some tannins also notable. This is about as good as — no, it is better than — I have imagined Beaune-Perrières could be. 94/A
2015 Volnay 1er Cru Les Champans
De Montille’s Volnay-Champans is round and juicy, as one expects from the terroir, with red and dark fruits, length, and good finesse. 94/A