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Domaine A et P Villaine Mercurey Rouge Les Montots 2016

$7999

Aubert de Villaine is best known as the director of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, but his side hustle is far humbler: preserving and promoting the wines of the Cote Chalonnaise from his family domaine in Bouzeron. (He championed Aligote and got the Bouzeron AOC established in 1998.) Nephew Pierre de Benoist now runs the day-to-day, and the wines are farmed organically and biodynamically. Les Montots is a single-vineyard Mercurey from 50-year-old Pinot vines on clay and limestone, fermented with whole clusters in wood tanks (a method borrowed from DRC). The 2016 is structured and chewy now, with notes of ripe strawberry, raspberry, and cherry that should evolve toward underbrush and tobacco with age. Equal to many far more famous and expensive Burgundies.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
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  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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Antonio Galloni

91 points

"The 2016 Mercurey Les Montots has a perfumed bouquet with cranberry and raspberry fruit, just a hint of seaweed coming through with time. The palate displays fine density, intense yet refined with good weight and precision on the finish with a discrete spiciness that prolongs its length. This is a wonderful Mercurey." —Neal Martin

More about Domaine A et P Villaine

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Coq au vin, mushroom risotto, roast pork, or aged Burgundian cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Structured and chewy, with ripe strawberry, raspberry, cherry, and a savory whole-cluster lift. Built to age.