Pommard, Les Cras, Domaine de Montille 2017 vs Volnay, Le Ronceret, 1er Cru, Domaine Pierre Vincent, Burgundy 2024

Pommard, Les Cras, Domaine de Montille 2017

Domaine de Montille is one of Burgundy's great reference points for Pinot Noir made without cosmetic intervention — wines that are lean, precise, and built to last. Les Cras sits on the northern edge of Pommard, just below Volnay, and it shows: there's an elegance here that isn't typical of Pommard's more muscular reputation, with fine-grained tannin and a cool, iron-edged character that sets it apart from the richer, chunkier wines further south in the appellation. The 2017 vintage across the Côte de Beaune produced wines of real concentration — a warm, dry summer after a frost-reduced crop — and Les Cras has responded beautifully with depth without heaviness.