Premier Cru, Les Aigrots Blanc, Domaine de Montille 2021
Premier Cru, Les Aigrots Blanc, Domaine de Montille 2021 is a dry, medium-bodied white from Chardonnay (Burgundy, France), in the rich, round whites style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is some. Good with roast chicken, salmon, creamy pasta, lobster.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otronia Block III & VI Chardonnay 2020 Otronia · Argentina | £55.15 | |||
| Zuccardi Fosil Chardonnay 2023 Zuccardi · Mendoza | £55.76 | |||
| Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2024 Kumeu River · Auckland | £55.00 | |||
| Meroi Chardonnay 2023 Azienda Agricola Meroi Davino · Friuli Colli Orientali | £55.00 |
Les Aigrots is one of Beaune's more quietly compelling premiers crus — not the flashiest name on the Côte de Beaune, but in the hands of Domaine de Montille it becomes something rather serious. This is white Burgundy made with deliberate restraint: low yields, minimal intervention, and a refusal to flatter through excess oak. The 2021 vintage, for all its difficult growing season, produced whites of real precision and energy, and Les Aigrots Blanc is a fine example — tight-knit, mineral, and built on tension rather than weight. The wine opens with white peach and lemon curd cut through by a chalky, saline undercurrent, and the palate has a focused, almost steely quality that keeps you reaching back. There is oak here, but it serves the wine rather than defines it.