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Terroir Insight: Domaine de Montille Corton Clos du Roi
Domaine de Montille is one of my favourite producers on the Corton hill, even though its presence there dates back only to 2004. Etienne de Montille today produces two wines from the Corton vineyard - a Corton-Charlemagne produced from the Corton Pougets climat, and a red Corton from the …
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Terroir Insight: Domaine de Montille Corton Pougets – or is it Charlemagne?
One of the more complex - and changeable - plots on the Corton hill is the Corton Pougets of Domaine de Montille. Etienne de Montille acquired the parcel in 2004, and at the time it was planted with pinot noir and sold under the Corton Pougets label. Etienne decided almost immediately to …
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Domaine de Montille Clos Vougeot 2008
The Domaine de Montille Clos Vougeot 2008 is showing fine intensity and concentration for the vintage. It's starting to reveal some maturing notes - sous-bois and some earthy minerality accompanying red and dark fruit. Very finely balanced with refined notes of youthful yet maturing fruit. Not yet …
Corton, Corton, red Corton .. exploring the hill
This week I attended a tasting of red Corton; a rare thing, in Denmark at least. The tasting included 10 Cortons from five producers, all top-flight amongst the panoply of Corton producers. The purpose was to learn: learn about different parts of the Corton vineyards, learn about the …
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