Domaine de Montille Monthelie 2022 NO20230614 Slowly aged for five years

Slowly aged for five years in French ex-Cognac barrels

The Napa legend behind some of California's most ageless Cabernet has a secret: she's a sucker for aromatic whites

now joined by son Damien as fourth) distills at La Baillée Fétu in Mantilly

built on a recipe adapted from Thomas Dakin's 1761 Warrington Dry Gin formula

smooth and persistent on the palate

Domaine de Montille Monthelie 2022 NO20230614 Slowly aged for five yearsMonthelie is the village tucked behind Volnay and Meursault, often described as the country cousin of those grander neighbors but capable of real elegance in the right hands. Etienne de Montille's holding sits on stony, shallow soils poor in organic matter, and the resulting wine is fine, lifted, and almost feathery in its delicacy. He keeps the whole cluster percentage high here for spice and floral character, and the whole bottle drinks like a mini