Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru 'Les Chalumeaux', Domaine de Montille 2023 vs Saumur Blanc ‘Clos des Carmes’, Domaine Guiberteau 2021
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Saumur Blanc ‘Clos des Carmes’, Domaine Guiberteau 2021 currently starts £6.30 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £132.40 | £126.10 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Domaine de Montille | Domaine Guiberteau |
| Style | White | White |
| Grape | Chardonnay | Chenin Blanc |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru 'Les Chalumeaux', Domaine de Montille 2023
The 2023 vintage reflects a year of moderate warmth with consistent sunshine, leading to steady, well-paced ripening. Although temperatures weren’t extreme, the shift to warmer nights and milder days contributed to extended growing periods. This translated into wines that are strikingly fresh, with lower alcohol levels, vivid acidity, and vibrant character—brighter and more approachable compared to recent years. Both red and white wines achieved impressive yields, the largest ever recorded for the estate, with terroir expression and balance shining through. Whites carry the de Montille hallmark freshness and minerality, further underscored by the decision to reduce the percentage of new oak due to the larger volumes produced. The domaine features as one of the Top 10 Côte de Beaune Red Wine, and White Wine Producers in Tim Atkin's Burgundy 2023 Special Report.
Saumur Blanc ‘Clos des Carmes’, Domaine Guiberteau 2021
Clos des Carmes is (in many minds) the flagship white from Domaine Guiberteau. Harvested from old-vine Chenin on clay-limestone/tuffeau soils in Brézé, hand-picked, fermented with native yeasts, and aged 18–24 months on lees in mostly older oak barrels before finishing in tank, it's both rich and precise: bright acidity and a chalky, slate-like minerality give it freshness and focus, while a round, textured body offers depth and weight. Domaine Guiberteau is one of the Loire’s most thrilling producers and a name increasingly mentioned in the same breath as Clos Rougeard. Trained by the legendary Nady Foucault himself (of Clos Rougeard fame), Romain Guiberteau crafts wines that combine electric precision with a quiet intensity that speaks of Brézé’s chalky soils - the Loire’s most prized terroir for Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc alike.
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