Domaine de Montille

Meursault, St Christophe, 2018

Name: Meursault, St Christophe
Brand: Domaine de Montille

89-91/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

88-90/100

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Hailing from two plots, the higher altitude Les Casses Tetes and the lower Les Petites Charrons, the 2023 St. Christophe smells like mountain herbs and sicilian lemons, with a lightly gripping palate and plenty of brisk citrus driven fruit on the palate. An athletic, tonic Meursault with lovely herbal inflections. Raised in a combination of demi-muid and barrique, of which just 20% was new oak.

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Critic Reviews

89-91/100

William Kelley,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2018 Meursault Saint-Christophe has also turned out well, exhibiting aromas of pear, citrus oil, hazelnuts and white flowers, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and supple palate that's fresh and chalky. As usual, this is a cuvee composed from holdings in Casse-Tete, Petits Charrons and Narvaux du Dessous.

date of review 02/2020

88-90/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2018 Meursault "St. Christophe" is a blend of three vineyards and sees slightly less new oak that other cuvées from de Montille. There is just a slight reduction on the nose, which develops light menthol notes with aeration. The palate is easygoing, perhaps a bit commercial in style, but there is nothing wrong with that. Finishes pleasantly peachy. Drink over the next five or six years.

drinking window 2020 - 2026

date of review 01/2020

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