Beaune Premier Cru 'Les Grèves', Domaine de Montille, 2021 Variant:DUTY PAID all of which were on

all of which were on taste at the 3-course dinner

guided by the Honest Grapes Wine Gurus to taste up to 40 wines

Founded in 1766

even landing in the Robb Report’s “Hard To Get” feature on the world’s most elusive bottles

This is Pinot Noir at its most determined rather than its most generous

Beaune Premier Cru 'Les Grèves', Domaine de Montille, 2021 Variant:DUTY PAID all of which were onDomaine de Montille is one of Burgundy's most quietly authoritative estates, and Les Grves is one of the reasons why. This is a serious Beaune Premier Cru not the showy, plump kind that flatters on first pour, but the kind that earns its keep. One third whole cluster fermentation gives it a spine and a faint woodland savouriness that lifts the dark fruit without dominating it. There's a rugged quality here, something a little brooding, with tannins