Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru 'Sous Frétille', Maison Pierre Meurgey 2022 vs Premier Cru, Les Aigrots Blanc, Domaine de Montille 2021
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru 'Sous Frétille', Maison Pierre Meurgey 2022 currently starts £0.50 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £54.90 | £55.40 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Pierre Meurgey | Domaine de Montille |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Chardonnay | Chardonnay |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru 'Sous Frétille', Maison Pierre Meurgey 2022
“Limpid colour, lime-flecked, with a bright, high-toned nose of apple skin, mirabelle, fresh almonds and acacia blossoms. Palate is focussed and energetic, the oak well absorbed, crunchy pear fruit and notes of beeswax and acacia honey lead to a juicy, sapid finish. Pernand is perennially under-rated but the quality here is undeniable and the value point exceptional. We missed out on getting an allocation of the 2021 but are delighted to have cases to offer this year. It comes highly recommended." Tom Harrow, Head Wine Guru Pierre Meurgey's Sous Frétille comes from an elevated, sunny site, at the top of the hill overlooking Pernand that was promoted to Premier Cru status (for whites) from the 2000 vintage onwards. The vines get plenty of sun but the height ensures a cooler fruit profile. Our second vintage from Pierre, who divides his time between vineyards in Macon and the Cote d’Or, the latter being made in Château de Bligny, formerly the winemaking base of Jane Eyre. Pierre characterises 2022 has having “ ripeness and preserved freshness" . He suggests that despite the hot year the wines do not have the same concentration as 2020 - which were more forced because of the early harvest, and instead show a greater natural balance, being made from “ happy fruit ” as he puts it. He notes the wines have gained more body during élévage but retain a fresher style than normal solar vintages.
Premier Cru, Les Aigrots Blanc, Domaine de Montille 2021
Les Aigrots is one of Beaune's more quietly compelling premiers crus — not the flashiest name on the Côte de Beaune, but in the hands of Domaine de Montille it becomes something rather serious. This is white Burgundy made with deliberate restraint: low yields, minimal intervention, and a refusal to flatter through excess oak. The 2021 vintage, for all its difficult growing season, produced whites of real precision and energy, and Les Aigrots Blanc is a fine example — tight-knit, mineral, and built on tension rather than weight. The wine opens with white peach and lemon curd cut through by a chalky, saline undercurrent, and the palate has a focused, almost steely quality that keeps you reaching back. There is oak here, but it serves the wine rather than defines it.
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