Domaine de Montille Beaune 'Les Grèves' Premier Cru 2022
4.7
HK$850
750ml
Bottle
Vintage Character Domaine de Montille Beaune 1er Cru Les Grèves 2022 comes from one of Beaune’s most esteemed Premier Cru sites, where the appellation’s gently sloping hillside and famously gravelly, sandy soils give Pinot Noir both lift and structure. The 2022 vintage is widely regarded as a strong Burgundy year: a warm, dry growing season produced healthy, concentrated fruit, while sufficient freshness in the grapes helped preserve balance and definition. In Les Grèves, this combination often translates into a wine of bright red-fruit energy, mineral tension, and the firm spine that makes the vineyard so distinctive within Beaune.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing The wine typically opens on red cherry, wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal, followed by subtle spice, fine earth and a stony, faintly iron-tinged nuance. On the palate it is medium-bodied and precise, with vivid acidity, refined but present tannins, and a texture that marries suave fruit with the site’s characteristic linearity; the finish is long, savory, and quietly powerful rather than weighty. This is a natural partner for roast duck with thyme, veal tenderloin with mushroom jus, or seared tuna with sesame crust.
Winery Background Domaine de Montille is one of Burgundy’s reference-point estates, long associated with transparency, restraint, and fidelity to terroir. The family domaine was reshaped into a modern benchmark by Hubert de Montille and is now led by Étienne de Montille, with vineyards farmed biodynamically and fruit harvested by hand to protect site expression. In the cellar, the approach favors minimal intervention, careful extraction, and élevage in French oak tailored to the character of each cru, producing wines that are noted for their purity, vertical structure, and ability to translate even subtle differences of place with uncommon clarity.