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Domaine de Montille

Domaine de Montille is one of Burgundy's great biographies in wine, built from just 2.5 hectares when Hubert de Montille took over in 1947 and patiently expanded while simultaneously practicing law in Dijon for nearly five decades. Hubert — the inspiring subject of the documentary film 'Mondovino' — was famed for wines of austerity and extreme longevity, using minimal new oak and late harvesting to produce structured Pommard and Volnay Premier Crus that often needed 15–20 years to reveal their full character. His son Étienne joined in 1983 and took over winemaking fully in 1995, converting to organic farming and beginning biodynamic techniques in 2005. Today the estate covers around 15 hectares across Volnay (Les Taillepieds, Les Mitans, Les Champans), Pommard (Les Rugiens, Les Pézerolles), and Puligny-Montrachet. Étienne also established a négociant arm, Deux Montille, with his sister Alix, enabling broader appellations. At auction, de Montille Pommard Rugiens and Volnay Taillepieds are consistently sought-after, offering Côte de Nuits-level complexity at more accessible prices.