Domaine de Villaine - Rully 1er Cru - Montpalais 2020
The Domaine de Villaine is located in Bouzeron , in the north of the Côte-Chalonnaise in Burgundy . The estate was bought by Aubert and Pamela de Villaine in 1971, and has been managed since 2001 by their nephew, Pierre de Benoist . Since 1986, organic farming methods have been developed within the vineyard. The estate has several climats in the communes of Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey and Santenay which are planted with Aligoté, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
The Montpalais Rully Premier Cru comes from young Chardonnay vines cultivated since 2016. The plot is located on a "mount" whose terrain is very limestone and stony.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay