Domaine de Montille Beaune 1er Cru Les Aigrots Blanc 2022 NO20231018 working from Pinot Noir country

working from Pinot Noir country in the Cote des Bar where the chalk gives way to Kimmeridgian marl

with each parcel vinified on its own

Tickets are $40 and include the full guided tasting

Only 600 bottles were made of this tiny cuvée from one of our favorite Champagne producers

Napa gets the Cabernet headlines

Domaine de Montille Beaune 1er Cru Les Aigrots Blanc 2022 NO20231018 working from Pinot Noir countryDomaine de Montille is one of the Cte de Beaune's most revered producers organic since 1995, biodynamic for about two decades, and under Etienne de Montille a house that has shifted decisively toward purity, lift, and gentle extraction. Les Aigrots is a top Beaune 1er Cru on a gentle east facing slope at the foot of the hillside, an orientation that gives the Chardonnay its mineral lift, and Montille's bottling shows it: chiseled, mineral, and tightly