2021 Corton Grand Cru Clos du Roi, Domaine de Montille

• Style: Silky, mineral-driven Pinot Noir
• Taste: Ripe cherry, raspberry, burnt earth, powdery tannins, vibrant acidity
• Food: Roast dinners, game, venison, beef, mushroom & truffle, stews
• Occasion: Gifting, cellar-worthy, special dinners
• Serve: 16°C, now or age 10+ years, natural Diam closure

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

A Grand Cru Pinot Noir stripped of excess: ripe cherry and raspberry underpinned by burnt earth and mushroom minerality, with a clean mineral spine, powdery tannins and lively acidity that refuses heaviness. The 2021 vintage's spring frost scarcity paradoxically created exceptional transparency and tension—what survived ripened with crystalline clarity rather than opulence.

The Winery — Domaine de Montille

A family estate stewarding the Côte de Beaune since the mid-18th century, now in ninth-generation hands under Etienne de Montille, who rebuilt the domaine into one of the Côte d'Or's most enviable holdings: 37 hectares across 35 appellations. Etienne inherited both his father Hubert's philosophy of characterful, long-lived estate-bottled wines and a commitment to organic farming from 1995, moving to biodynamic practices by 2005. The 0.84-hectare Clos du Roi sits on Corton's south-east slope, clay-limestone soil giving mineral grip. Hand-selected fruit was fermented 66% as whole bunch to preserve aromatic delicacy, then aged in 40% new oak—a measured approach allowing terroir to speak rather than vanish into wood.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

At 13% alcohol, this is food-friendly in the truest sense. Roasted game, beef en cocotte, aged Gruyère, herb-dressed chicken—all will find a natural partner. The wine's mineral spine and fresh acidity cut cleanly through rich braises, stews and mushroom-forward dishes, whilst its structure carries gracefully alongside venison and truffle preparations. Serve at 16°C and uncork now for its vibrant fruit and refined structure, or cellar it confidently for the next decade as its powdery tannins evolve. If you've been exploring our France collection, particularly the finesse across cool-climate Burgundy, this represents the pinnacle of what careful winemaking and exceptional terroir can achieve.