{"product_id":"2021-domaine-ballot-millot-santenots-volnay-premier-cru-750ml","title":"2021 Domaine Ballot Millot Santenots Volnay Premier Cru 750ml","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomaine Ballot-Millot Santenots is a Volnay Premier Cru Pinot Noir from one of Burgundy’s distinctive cross-commune vineyard sites. Although Santenots lies within Meursault, its red wines are traditionally labelled as Volnay. The 2021 vintage shows fragrant red fruit, freshness and finely grained tannins, with an elegant but structured profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVineyard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe domaine’s Santenots vines are around 20 years old and are situated from the bottom to the middle of the slope on red soils. The parcel is relatively early ripening, and yields have been reduced in recent years through cordon training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWinemaking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 Santenots was made with almost all of the fruit destemmed. The resulting wine emphasises cool, incisive fruit, fine-grained tannins and a long, structured finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCritic Reviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e90–92\/100 — Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTasted October 2022\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurgundy Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Floral perfumed at the top with fine red berry fruit in support – that’s a lovely nose.”\u003cbr\u003e“Very fine-grained and not at all astringent. I like the frank and long finish here.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviewed October 2022\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProducer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomaine Ballot-Millot et Fils is based in Meursault in Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune and is currently run by Charles Ballot, who took over the estate in 2000. The domaine farms more than 10 hectares, with Pinot Noir holdings in Volnay, Pommard and Beaune alongside its better-known Chardonnay vineyards in Meursault and Chassagne-Montrachet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Domaine Ballot-Millot et Fils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Burgundy, Côte de Beaune\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Volnay Premier Cru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Santenots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Variety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinot Noir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Premier Cru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVine Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 20 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost entirely destemmed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWine Style:\u003c\/strong\u003e Still Red Wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol\u003c\/strong\u003e: 13.5%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DWS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67623876559150,"sku":"5954155042","price":230.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/6596\/6894\/files\/2021_Ballot_Millot_Volnay_Santenots_1er_Cru.png?v=1791180363","url":"https:\/\/www.jcfinewines.au\/products\/2021-domaine-ballot-millot-santenots-volnay-premier-cru-750ml","provider":"JC FINE WINES","version":"1.0","type":"link"}