Domaine de Montille, Puligny-Montrachet, 2017

Domaine de Montille, Puligny-Montrachet, 2017The 2017 Puligny Montrachet Village comes primarily from Chalimeaux augmented by other small parcels. This has an attractive nose of Nashi pear and hints of Japanese yuzu, very citric and very focused. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, Braeburn apples and light pear notes, not complex but fresh and with satisfying length. The 2017 vintage at Domaine de Montille started off with a very tricky spring. The vineyards on the slopes

Braeburn apples and light pear notes

55% of blend underwent malolactic fermentation progressed slowly in the cellar until an ideal acid- balance was achieved

including lavender and dried violets

This lightly cracked calcareous rock layer limits the rooting depth of the vine to about twenty inches

contrasting with Grange

The 2015 vintage

mineral tang on the end

and a few more from later in the sequence

Vinification is natural with indigenous yeasts and slow fermentations

along with the surrounding Mediterranean vegetation

depth and structure of the wine necessary for its good ageing capacity

the wine is of a pale colour