Domaine de Montille - Volnay 1er Cru 'En Champans' Red 2020 Magnum

Domaine de Montille - Volnay 1er Cru 'En Champans' Red 2020 MagnumGrape 100% Pinot Noir Tasting notes Vivid dark red color. Abundant bouquet of red fruits and earthy notes. Elegant and soft tannins, with sweet touches of oak and ripe fruity aromas. Good depth and lovely harmonious finish. Earthy, red fruit, elegance and depth. "En Champans" is one of the most highly regarded vineyards of Volnay. This steeply sloped terroir is very calcareous with a light brown soil and sits at the highest end of the parcel (along

late harvesting for ripe fruit

and white flowers

The wines were fermented in a combination of 500L puncheons

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Merlot (19%)

Echézeaux

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 91/100

Their dream became a reality and the wine obtained Cru Bourgeois status in the 2003 classification

which also hints at the breadth of texture that the wines from these sites (having more clay in the soil) tend to offer up

Le Puy was originally built at the beginning of the 17th century and later extended in 1832 by Barthélémy Amoreau

Both winegrower and merchant

this wine reveals a complex nose of toasted nuts