(Please see my overview of the 2018 vintage here and my introduction to the vintage at de Montille here.)
Old-timer that I am, I can recall the excitement when tasting at the estate in 1994. A white wine had been added, and not just any white wine, a Pulginy-Montrachet Le Cailleret. (Moreover, although I did not know it at the time, the wine was made by Hubert de Montille’s son-in-law, Jean-Marc Roulot.) Over the years, the estate has grown in red, but even more in white. These wines show the enjoyability that the 2018 vintage can provide in white, although as I have mentioned previously, I think they are wines to drink and enjoy young.
2018 Bourgogne Blanc
Crispness, not terribly expressive, medium-weight. From west side of the route nationale, across from the Château de Puligny. 5% new oak, mostly raised in 500- and 600-liter casks. (85-87)
2018 Bourgogne Chardonnay Clos du Château
Crisp, apply nose and mouth, medium-weight, good acidity. This is about 90% selection, 10% was declassified into the basic Bourgogne blanc. (87-89)
2018 Chassagne-Montrachet
Crisp, mineral, fresh, good Chassagne. (89-92)
2018 Puligny-Montrachet
Primarily Chalumeaux that lost its 1er cru appellation in 1970s because the vigneron added soil to the vineyard. Good crispness, sensuality of Puligny, smooth, lemony, complex. (90-93)
2018 Monthélie 1er Cru Les Duresses
Crisp, apply, medium-weight. 10% new wood. (87-89)
2018 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly
Finesse, medium-light, fresh, pure, elegant, penetrating. Vines less than 50 years-old. (90-93)
2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Garenne
Puligny sensuality with freshness of being on the hill, complex apple minerality. Medium-light in weight, good nervosity. 10% new wood, old vines. (92-94)
2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières
Good minerality, medium-light, nervosity, penetrating. (92-94)
2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret
Intense, deep, pure, mineral, lemon, complex. A good example of why Le Cailleret is often considered a grand cru in quality, if not appellation. (94-96)
2018 Beaune 1er Cru Aigrots
Some fleshiness, mineral, some roundness. Finesse. 20% new oak or less. (91-94)
2018 Meursault St Christophe
Saint-Christophe is a mark for this village cuvée made from vines in the Casses-Têtes, Narvaux, and Petits Charrons climats. Crisp, lime, pure. (90-93)
2018 Meursault 1er Les Porusots
Round, medium-weight, lacking some of the energy and crispness found in the previous wines. Lemon and a bit of anise for flavors. (89-91)
2018 Meursault 1er Cru Perrières
Good acidity, fair amount of power. Some tension, but not as much as in the very top years for Perrières. Stony and mineral. (91-94)
2018 Chevalier-Montrachet
Acidity, freshness, purity, crispness of Chevalier here. Good Chevalier austerity here. Almost 40% new oak here. (92-95)
2018 Corton-Charlemagne
Tightly-wound, acidic, energetic, but still austere, as one would like. From the Le Pouget climat. (92-94)