Beaune Premier Cru 'Les Grèves', Domaine de Montille, 2021 Variant:DUTY PAID Farming 60ha in Appledore

Farming 60ha in Appledore

touching Grand Cru quality (a status upgrade growers requested back in 2012)

drawn in linear fashion by juicy

A special dinner in celebration of Gusbourne's English rosé launch

This is Pinot Noir at its most determined rather than its most generous

Beaune Premier Cru 'Les Grèves', Domaine de Montille, 2021 Variant:DUTY PAID Farming 60ha in AppledoreDomaine de Montille is one of Burgundy's most quietly authoritative estates, and Les Grves is one of the reasons why. This is a serious Beaune Premier Cru not the showy, plump kind that flatters on first pour, but the kind that earns its keep. One third whole cluster fermentation gives it a spine and a faint woodland savouriness that lifts the dark fruit without dominating it. There's a rugged quality here, something a little brooding, with tannins