2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2027-2031
Region Chassagne-Montrachet
Soil Les houillères: semi-limestone soil
Sites Champs Derrières and Les Houillères
Fermentation Vessels 228 L and 600 L barrels
Oak Details 10% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak10%
Oak Types Primarily Allier oak
Oak Toast Level Long, Light Toast
Production Details After light settling, the must is barrel-fermented. First racking occurs after approximately one year of maturation in wood, followed by 4–6 months in stainless steel. The sheet reports 0.67 ha and production of 5,000, but does not specify the production unit. The estate-wide 2023 harvest began on 31 August and lasted two weeks; that timing is not stated specifically for this wine.
Certifications Ecocert
Tasting Notes Jasper Morris, 2023 release: pale colour; apple, white stone fruit and salinity; increasingly perfumed with air; clean, fine white fruit with honeysuckle at the edges.
2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Region Chassagne-Montrachet
Soil Les houillères: semi-limestone soil
Sites Champs Derrières and Les Houillères
Fermentation Vessels 228 L and 600 L barrels
Oak Details 10% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak10%
Oak Types Primarily Allier oak
Oak Toast Level Light Toast
Production Details After light settling and barrel fermentation, the wine is racked about one year later and transferred to stainless-steel vats for a second maturation phase. The sheet reports 0.67 ha and production of 5,200, but does not specify the production unit. The estate-wide 2022 harvest began in the last week of August; that timing is not stated specifically for this wine.
Certifications Ecocert
Tasting Notes 2022 producer tasting note: yellow fruit and citrus compote; a straight, precise palate structure that gives the fruit energy and brightness.
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Region Chassagne-Montrachet
Soil Les houillères: semi-limestone soil
Sites Champs Derrières and Les Houillères
Fermentation Vessels Primarily 600 L barrels, with some 228 L barrels
Oak Details 10% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak10%
Oak Types Primarily Allier oak
Oak Toast Level Long, Light Toast
Production Details Following light settling and barrel fermentation, the first racking occurs after approximately one year of maturation in wood; the wine then spends 4–6 months in stainless steel. The sheet reports 0.67 ha and production of 3,930, but does not specify the production unit.
Certifications Ecocert
Tasting Notes 2021 producer tasting note: white peach and apple blossom; balanced entry opening to apricot and ginger, becoming broader with air and finishing saline.
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2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2023-2038
Region Chassagne-Montrachet
Soil Les houillères: semi-limestone soil
Sites Champs Derrières and Les Houillères
Fermentation Vessels Primarily 600 L barrels, with some 228 L barrels
Oak Details 10% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak10%
Oak Types Primarily Allier oak
Oak Toast Level Long, Light Toast
Production Details Following light settling and barrel fermentation, the first racking occurs after approximately one year of maturation in wood, followed by 4–6 months in stainless steel. The sheet reports 0.67 ha and production of 5,200, but does not specify the production unit. It separately reports an estate-wide post-malolactic pH range of approximately 3.1–3.2 for the 2020 white wines; this is not a wine-specific finished-wine analysis and therefore is not proposed as this wine’s pH.
Certifications Ecocert
Tasting Notes Neal Martin, Vinous, reviewed December 2021: yellow stone fruit and cotton flower; a taut, balanced palate with orange peel, lemon zest, grapefruit and a charming finish.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Rue du Pied de la Vallée 21, 21190 Volnay, France
Phone
+33 3 80 21 39 14
Email
Owner
Etienne de Montille
Cellarmaster
Brian Sieve