Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru 2012 - domaine de Montille

Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru 2012 — Domaine de Montille

This Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru 2012 from Domaine de Montille embodies one of the noblest, most vertical and most refined expressions of Burgundian Chardonnay. A mythical Grand Cru of the Côte de Beaune, situated above Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet gives wines of great mineral tension, remarkable precision and exceptional aromatic depth: preserved lemon, citrus zest, fresh pear, white peach, yellow apple, white flowers, fresh almond, hazelnut, fine butter, warm stone, chalk, noble smoke and a very long saline finish.

Domaine de Montille is renowned for wines of great precision and classical elegance, driven by freshness, tension and clear terroir expression. Chevalier-Montrachet is distinguished by an architecture that is more slender, more airy and more mineral than Bâtard-Montrachet, while retaining immense depth. The 2012 vintage, concentrated, energetic and highly structured in Burgundy, brings density, aromatic brilliance, preserved freshness and remarkable ageing potential.

Terroir: Chevalier-Montrachet, verticality and mineral grandeur

The Chevalier-Montrachet climat is among the greatest Chardonnay terroirs in the world. Located high on the slope, above Montrachet, it rests on limestone, stony and marly soils that give the wines remarkable tension, great aromatic purity and a saline finish of exceptional length.

At Domaine de Montille, Chevalier-Montrachet translates into a wine of great precision, where the substance remains always held by minerality and freshness. The terroir brings a vertical frame, refined texture and progressive depth. In 2012, the natural concentration of the vintage reinforces fruit intensity and palate density, while preserved freshness maintains balance, energy and clarity of the Grand Cru.

Tasting notes

Appearance: pale gold with brilliant reflections, gradually evolving towards deeper gold, luminous, dense and still well sustained. The colour reflects the nobility of Chardonnay, the concentration of the 2012 vintage and a slow evolution towards greater aromatic complexity.

Nose: pure, deep and highly refined, with preserved lemon, citrus zest, fresh pear, white peach, yellow apple, white flowers, fresh almond, hazelnut, fine butter and warm stone. With aeration and evolution, nuances of fine honey, sweet spices, chalk, oyster shell, noble smoke, light vanilla, white truffle and iodised notes may appear.

Palate: broad, taut, satiny and perfectly structured, with dense substance chiselled by great freshness. Flavours of preserved lemon, pear, white peach, yellow apple, almond, hazelnut, fine butter, warm stone and sweet spices unfold with precision, supported by a firm and saline limestone frame. The finish is very long, chalky, iodised and persistent, with an impression of verticality, nobility and great Burgundian precision.

Expression of the 2012 vintage

The 2012 vintage in Burgundy produced white wines that are concentrated, precise and remarkably structured, with fine substance and preserved freshness. In the great terroirs of the Côte de Beaune, this year combines depth, mineral tension, aromatic density and very strong ageing capacity. In Chevalier-Montrachet, the 2012 particularly highlights the verticality of the cru, its contained power and its long saline finish.

Today, this Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru 2012 from Domaine de Montille is entering a phase of gradual maturity, where the brilliance of citrus and white fruits begins to mingle with more complex notes of hazelnut, fine honey, white truffle, noble butter, melted spices, smoke, warm stone and iodised nuances. Measured aeration allows its balance to be preserved while revealing its depth.