2020 Pommard 1er Cru Pomone, Maison de Montille

• Style: Structured, age-worthy Burgundy
• Taste: Ripe cherry, saline minerality, savoury spice and silk
• Food: Roast game, duck, braised chicken, aged cheese
• Occasion: Gifting, cellar investment
• Serve: 16–18°C, decant young or cellar 10+ years

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Bright, concentrated Pinot Noir layered with ripe cherry, black cherry and saline minerality. Savoury spice runs through silky tannins that promise decades ahead. The 2020 vintage tested Pommard growers with heat and early harvest, yet parcels that ripened here became flavour-packed and assured, delivering a wine that tastes confident now but keeps evolving.

The Winery — Maison de Montille

One of Burgundy's most historic family estates, now led by ninth-generation Etienne de Montille, who inherited a radical legacy: his father Hubert pioneered estate-bottled wines when négociant sales dominated the region. Etienne, trained as a lawyer, returned to rebuild the domaine into one of the Côte d'Or's finest holdings—37 hectares across 35 appellations. He introduced organic farming in 1995 and adopted biodynamic practice five years later, earning Ecocert Bio certification. The Pomone vineyard's deep, east-facing soils allowed slow, even ripening. Grapes were hand-sorted; fermentation remained gentle with careful punch-downs to preserve delicate structure. French oak ageing and light filtration complete the cellar work.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is wine built for the table and the cellar alike. Serve it at 16–18°C alongside roasted duck, game birds, braised chicken, or aged goat cheese and charcuterie. Its silky tannins and saline lift make it equally rewarding now or after a decade of patient ageing. One of the finest in our Pommard selection, and a natural companion to our Pinot Noir collection from France. Vegan and organic certified; Diam closure; 13% ABV.