Domaine du Monti, Corton Grand Cru "Clos du Roi" 2014
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Domaine de Montille
Domaine du Montille was established in the 1750s and at that time had a real treasure - Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'les Amoureuses' ... in total, 12 hectares of magnificent terroir planted with Pinot Noir in Côte d'Ivoire de Nuit and Côte de Beaune. Unfortunately, most of the vineyards have been sold off due to the family's financial instability. When, in the middle of the 20th century, Hubert Montille decided to stop this and restore viticulture and winemaking, he had only 3 hectares, various plots of Volnay 1er Cru. However, they were enough for Domaine Hubert de Montille to make its mark throughout Burgundy in the 1950s. Etienne and Alix de Monti, Hubert's children, learned about viticulture from an early age. In 1983, Etienne began working, learning from his father, and in 1990 took over vinification. In 1995, he became co-manager and started moving to organic farming. It was at this time that he began to adapt vinifications to his own way of thinking and his own style and philosophy: biodynamic farming, fermentation of whole bunches to add aromas and silky, elegant wines. All the while, he remains true to the vision he learned from his father: authenticity, purity, elegance and balance. In 2003, Alix also returned to her childhood love Volnay. Since 2006, she has been responsible for the white wines, in particular the precious Puligny-Montrachet Cailleret Premier Cru and Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru. In the same year, Etienne launched an expansion of the domain with exclusive vineyards and in 2005 added to his own plots a little Clos Vougeot from the Côte de Nuit and a small plot right next to la Tâche in the Vosen-Romane "Les Malconsorts"! Thus, in 2011 the domain now boasts its own 20 hectares of vineyards, of which 75% are Premiers or Grands Crus.
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Burgundy
In this region, red wines are produced from a single variety - Pinot Noir, but the wines actually differ in quality from light and ordinary to rich, complex, and truly majestic. Burgundy is famous for its highly 'crushed' vineyards, and the general belief is that the smaller the vineyard area, the better the wine. The best Burgundy wines come from Côte d'Or, a strip of just 30 miles, divided in the center into 2 separate parts; Côte de Nuits to the north and Côte de Beaune to the south. The fame of Côte de Nuits lies in the red wines - here, 95% of red wines are produced from the Pinot Noir grape. Naturally, some of the best, age-worthy, most exotic, and expensive wines are also found here. Côte de Beaune produces approximately 38% white wine, 60% red, and 2% sparkling. The variety for white wine is exclusively Chardonnay, and the quality ranges from the best, Montrachets and Corton Charlemagnes, Meursault, Puligny, and Chassagne to the more ordinary Macon Blanc. The former traditionally age in small oak barrels, while the wines from Macon are usually lighter in character and correspondingly offer a good quality-to-price ratio. The red wines from Beaune do not possess the fame of their 'brothers' from Côte de Nuits, with exceptions being those from Pommard, Corton, and Volnay. Generally, they are lighter in style, but depending on the vintage, they can show potential that successfully rivals Côte de Nuits and beyond.
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Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is the dominant red wine grape of Burgundy, a challenge for every single vine grower and wine producer. It can be found in Germany (as Spätburgunder), Italy (Pino Nero), Chile, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. The wines show a specific aroma of red berries and cherry depending on the vinification method employed - from fresh red cherries in lighter wines to stewed black cherries in weightier examples, many of them also showing hints of earthy flavours.
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