Domaine de Montille - Volnay 1er Cru 'En Champans' 2019

Grape

100% Pinot Noir

Tasting notes

Expressive bouquet of wild strawberry, cherry, violet, and gentle spice. The palate is finely structured and precise, with silky tannins and bright acidity framing pure red fruit, floral notes, and a touch of earth. Elegant and persistent, it finishes with finesse and remarkable balance — a classic and age-worthy Volnay.

Expert Ratings

Jasper Morris: 90–92 points
“One third whole bunch. Medium deep purple, quite a complex nose with raspberry and strawberry more than the cherry which we have seen in many other wines, some orange blossom too, then a thicker sweeter fruit behind. Tightly knit.”

Wine Advocate: 93 points
“The 2019 Volnay 1er Cru Les Champans offers up aromas of red berries, plums, warm spices, and wilted rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, lively, and unusually charming for a young wine from this site, its pretty core of fruit is framed by supple, melting tannins and bright animating acids.”

Vinous (Neal Martin): 91–93 points
“The 2019 Volnay Les Champans 1er Cru is a cru whereby Brian Sieve aims to create a more silky Champans that expresses all the soil types. This includes 50% whole cluster and 30% new oak. It has a well-defined bouquet of red berry fruit, sous-bois, and delicate mineral aromas. The palate is well balanced with crunchy red berry fruit, quite saline in the mouth, with a fine crescendo toward the finish. Very good length here. A very lovely and elegant Les Champans.”

Burghound: 91–94 points
“Slightly riper aromas exhibit notes of plum, black raspberry, spice, and violet. There is excellent density to the more voluminous, if slightly less refined, medium-weight flavors that brim with sappy dry extract that helps to buffer the slightly firmer tannic spine.”

More About The Winery

The De Montille family has been a cornerstone of Burgundy for centuries, but the domaine’s reputation was firmly established in 1947, when Hubert de Montille inherited vineyards in Volnay. Hubert’s wines became legendary for their austere, structured style, built for long ageing.

Since the 1990s, Etienne de Montille has led the estate into a new era. Expanding into Pommard, Puligny-Montrachet, and beyond, he also integrated the former Château de Puligny-Montrachet holdings, creating one of the most impressive portfolios in the Côte d’Or.

Pioneering organic farming since 1995 and biodynamic practices since 2005, Domaine de Montille is now admired for wines that are both authentic and generous. The reds are vinified with whole clusters for aromatic depth and finesse, while the whites display precision, minerality, and purity.

Today, Domaine de Montille stands as one of Burgundy’s great names, producing world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that perfectly express their terroirs and continue to captivate collectors worldwide.