| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2003 Domaine de Montille BourgognePinot Noir more |
11/1/2005 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 67 pointsDe Montille Tasting with Etienne de Montille (Burgundy Wine Company): Color is a luminous magenta with pink bubblegum hues. Big berry scents dominate the nose which is also a bit dusty. I don't like the way it tastes: the fruit is tart and medicinal -- bringing back memories of that disgusting pink amoxyl children's syrup -- and the tannins are extreme, rough in the mouth and utterly drying out the finish. Etienne de Montille condeded these are "the toughest tannins we've ever had in [an A.O.C.] Bourgogne." |
| White |
1999 Domaine de Montille Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le CailleretChardonnay more |
10/24/2005 - psmith wrote: NRAustere, mineral and lemon-curd driven nose. Light to medium body. Clean and well balanced with a crisp acidity. Plenty of room for improvement with age. ***+/5 |
| White |
1999 Domaine de Montille Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le CailleretChardonnay more |
10/24/2005 - AndrewSGHall wrote: NRGorgeous stuff. Barely any colour at all, but incredible mountain-stream and tarragon. Nice body, balanced acids and a pure feeling on the palate. Slight creaminess. Lime and wet stone. Long finish. Very young, fresh and primary. Long upside to this wine. |
| Red |
2002 Domaine de Montille BourgognePinot Noir more |
10/11/2005 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 86 pointsSensory Tasting with Peter Wasserman (Burgundy Wine Company): Tasted blind: Hue similar to the last but darker. Leathery, cinnamon nose, light and lacey on the palate with a sticky finish. My guess was Volnay [and if there's some Volnay in here I'll be quite impressed with myself]. |
| Red |
1990 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les PèzerollesPinot Noir more |
9/14/2005 - Lorien wrote: 91 pointsComplex expressive aromas. The mouth is a lot more elegant than you would expect from such aromas. Coffee, leek and chocolate. Very slick balance with integrated tannins that do need time to soften. Feels a lot younger than you would expect from a 15 year old wine. Needs time and actually should improve. Big finish. Tasty with a reasonable level of personality. Good stuff! |
| Red |
1993 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru TaillepiedsPinot Noir more |
7/31/2005 - AndrewSGHall wrote: NRDelightfully Volnay. Light in colour, clear and ruby-like. Soft nose with sous-bois and hay. Beautiful precision and intensity with cherry / cherry-stems, mineral and velvet notes. Rustic edges and a clean finish with crisp fruit acids and light berry core. Really delicious. Did not do so well with the cheeses which were too light and fresh - a bad choice on my part. |
| Red |
1971 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les PèzerollesPinot Noir more |
7/12/2005 - jrufusj wrote: NRBurg Night in Tokyo (Cote d'Or): Light old burg red well along the path toward brown, but without any cracking at the edges. Nothing in appearance to suggest anything but very full maturity. Nose has a huge dose of VA, not quite varnishy but enough to obscure almost any other notes. The VA never entirely blows off, but after ten or fifteen minutes subsides enough to let other notes come out. Then, for about thirty minutes, the wine is very, very pretty but has lost the complexity and brightness on the nose that it must once have had. Nowhere to be found are the sweet tea and mushroom one I often finds on the nose of such wines. The dominant notes of the nose are a little sweet cherry, some plum tart, and just a little sous bois. On the palate, during the wine’s short window of grace, is a hint of tannin turned to faded tea, a tiny bit of brandy in which cherries have been macerated, and occasional surprising stabs of brighter cherry. And then the wine topples gently but suddenly over the hill, leaving camphor and the melancholy sweet smell of Miss Havisham’s house. Despite all that, I really enjoy drinking faded beauties like this. I also think this may not have been the best bottle and others may have held together better. In any case, drink up. |
| White |
1998 Domaine de Montille Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le CailleretChardonnay more |
7/9/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote: NR$89.99 full retail. Lighter / more youthful color than I expected. Fairly tight on the nose. The palate shows quite a bit of polish and a gorgeous texture. Good balance. Light vanilla and a touch of spice; clean and bright, with flavors building right through the finish. This is clearly top level stuff on the palate - really impressive, though, admittedly, expensive. Will continue to evolve / live for years in the cellar. Can't wait to try the '99 and '02 ! |
| Red |
1993 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les PèzerollesPinot Noir more |
3/29/2005 - jrufusj wrote: NRDinner with Herschel and Anne (L'Osier): I wasn't ready to hear any recommendations from the sommelier on the red, as there was a '93 Montille Pommard Pezerolles on the list at a pretty reasonable price. Both Montille's wines and the 1993 vintage in Burgundy are controversial, but I happen to love both. Besides, I couldn't imagine a better match for my pigeon! For once, I was right. This wine had matured the way we always hope burgundy will. The tannins had receded way to the background, the acid was bright and strong, but very much in balance, and the secondary aromas of earth, mineral, and flower essence were coming on strong. Montille wines can be almost painfully austere when young, but the signature Montille acid provided a great structure to hold up the Pommard fleshiness. This one is drinking great right now, but should have 3-5 years development left (and a nice little holding period after that). I think the general consensus on this vintage is just going to get better and better as the wines mature. I really wish I had some of this in the cellar and will buy some if I can find it with certain good storage. Bright, clear, fleshy, getting more and more complex and oh so detailed with nice persistent finish. There are so many good winemakers in this Pommard/Volnay part of the world -- Montille, d'Angerville, Lafarge, Pousse d'Or -- and they often represent such good value on restaurant lists. |
| Red |
2002 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Carelle Sous la ChapellePinot Noir more |
6/24/2005 - mjj1066 wrote: NRNose was minty and rustic with muted fruit behind. Not overly fruity at all with mid-weight palate. Some tannin but not mouth-puckering. Really opened up in just 15 minutes. Pretty good but not overly complex or precise. |
| Red |
1995 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru TaillepiedsPinot Noir more |
6/22/2005 - PhDP wrote: 91 pointsBourgogne rouge 1995 (groupe du mercredi, Bruxelles, Belgium, chez PhV): Dentelle au nez, élégance, presque fragile |
| Red |
2002 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru TaillepiedsPinot Noir more |
4/10/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote: NR2002 Red Burgundy - Sunday of The Masters (Richmond, Virginia): Tasted next to the Pommard Pezerolles '02 in a line up of '02 red Burgs... Surprisingly, the Pezerolles was much more open / expressive right now (see TN). The Taillepieds was tighter on the nose and showed more tannin / acid than the Pommard. Med bodied; red fruit. This one really needs to settle in, and I am optimistic about its potential... |
| Red |
2002 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les PèzerollesPinot Noir more |
4/10/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote: NR2002 Red Burgundy - Sunday of The Masters (Richmond, Virginia): The texture was more elegant / suave than I would have expected. In fact, single blind, I though this was the '02 de Montille Volnay Taillepieds for sure... Bright red fruit; subtle spices. Lush. More open than the Volnay Taillepieds, but still quite primary and begging for some time in the bottle... |
| Red |
2002 Domaine de Montille BourgognePinot Noir more |
3/27/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote: NRFairly high-pitched, with bright red fruit and a solid acid frame. Nice Bourgogne, but not exactly a value at roughly $30... |
| Red |
2002 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les PèzerollesPinot Noir more |
3/7/2005 - DChan wrote: 93 pointsOne of my wine revelations of 2005 so far - I had heard that Etienne de Montille has been aiming for a more accessible style without compromising aging ability, but this was even better than I expected. This confirmed my impression that the better Pommards are truly stunning in 2002, with great (and typical) meatiness and earthiness but greater elegance and refinement than usual. The rich, smoky black fruit here is not only delicious but downright seductive, but there is no doubting the deep, serious nature at the core of this wine either. |
| Red |
2002 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru TaillepiedsPinot Noir more |
3/19/2005 - DChan wrote: 92 pointsFantastic stuff here - ultimately this will probably be even better than the Pézerolles, but that wine is just so open and seductive right now (can I really be talking about de Montille?). Nevertheless, over the course of two days this showed everything from the same black, smoky richness that I found in the Pez to the supremely elegant, minerally character at the core of this wine. I'll rate this a shade below the Pez for the moment as the latter wine is much more expressive right now, but if anything the ultimate potential is greater here. |
| Red |
1999 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les PèzerollesPinot Noir more |
3/4/2005 - Ben Andersen wrote: NRDrunk with dinner at a restaurant in Beaune. No formal note, but this leaned more towards the red fruit side of the equation and was a bit tight. I'm sure this wine will age well over the med. term and offer a lot more pleasure once it softens a bit, cracks open a little, and more secondary notes emerge... Nonetheless, it went quite well with my duck dish. |
| Red |
1999 Domaine de Montille BourgognePinot Noir more |
3/28/2004 - AndrewSGHall wrote: NRVery sharp and acidic. Good earth notes on the nose. Light body. Acidic berry fruit. Slight earth on the finish. Acidity actually increased over time. Great pairing though with Grilled steak , aspargus, mashed potatoes |
| Red |
1993 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru TaillepiedsPinot Noir more |
5/5/2004 - AndrewSGHall wrote: NRBeautiful light color. Restrained nose with light elements of light cherry fruit and some clay. A solid acidic backbone packed with good fruit. Restrained, but also rough around the edges. That tension between rusticity and elegance defines Volnay for me. Opened up beautifully in gaining more fruit and slight floral notes, but never losing the acidic backbone. A handsome wine. Nice finish with more packed fruit and some lingering tannins. Absolutely delicious with roast chicken dusted w/ fleur de sel and slightly sharp paprika. I think it will continue to improve for a while as well. |
| Red |
1993 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru Les MitansPinot Noir more |
2/13/2005 - RickG wrote: NRTasted at Lark with Steve and Dinah. |
| Red |
1985 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru ChampansPinot Noir more |
10/15/2003 - Jeff W wrote: 93 pointsMS offline |
| Red |
1999 Domaine de Montille Pommard 1er Cru Les PèzerollesPinot Noir more |
1/6/2005 - mike wrote: 91 pointsOpened in support of the best 90s vintage tasting and de Montille thread. |
| Red |
1995 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru TaillepiedsPinot Noir more |
12/20/2004 - mike wrote: 91 pointsHaving read the Montille thread I thought I might revisit one of the wines that really impressed early on and inspired my conversion from pagan to burgundy. I must have first had this wine on release but opening it today I was thinking how little it has changed - it has been cellared at 10%C. |
| Red |
2000 Domaine de Montille VolnayPinot Noir more |
12/10/2004 - Jan Schultink wrote: 85 pointsThis wine seems to be in a "dumb" phase at the moment (December 2004), leave them aside for a while. |
| Red |
2000 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru ChampansPinot Noir more |
6/8/2004 - Veloman wrote: NRDilute and hollow. Nice pinot aromas, and pleasant enough red fruits and earthiness intially, but that was it, and virtually no finish. Not terrible, but just not much to it. |
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