2024 Montagny 1er Cru, Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot

• Style: Refined, textural Chardonnay with lemon curd and floral lift
• Taste: Supple palate, wild-flower aromatics, oak woven cleanly throughout
• Food: Roasted chicken, scallops, creamy mushroom risotto, soft cheeses
• Occasion: Sunday lunch, date night, cheese course
• Serve: 10–12°C, in a medium white-wine glass

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Lemon curd and wild-flower aromatics rise from the glass, layered with textural richness born of serious barrel work rather than brute ripeness. The palate is supple but structured, with oak woven so cleanly into the fabric that it enhances rather than dominates. This is classically Burgundian restraint at its finest—the antithesis of heat-driven extremes.

The Winery — Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot

Founded in 1985 when Jean-Marc Boillot left his post as winemaker and rented vines in Pommard and Volnay, the domaine expanded through inheritance from both grandfather and grandmother—rare generational fortune in Burgundy. Now under the direction of his daughter Lydie and her husband François, the estate continues the signature approach: whites fermented in barrel (25% new) and bottled without fuss. The 2024 growing season delivered persistent wet weather and one of the decade's dimmest summers, yet careful vineyard work and late-summer sunshine salvaged grapes of remarkable balance. Whole-bunch pressing kept oxidation at bay; 11 months of lees-ageing with regular stirring every 7–10 days built the wine's textural weight and aromatic depth.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

This is a wine that drinks with quiet confidence. Pair it with roasted chicken, sautéed scallops, creamy mushroom risotto, or soft cheeses such as Brie or Saint-Nectaire. One of the finest expressions of white Chardonnay at this level, it proves that the Côte Chalonnaise continues to punch well above its weight. Explore our broader Whites with Oak collection to discover more wines built on the philosophy of oak as servant, not master, and see what else we've selected from France's finest white-wine producers.