Les Hauts de Milly, Rully 1er Cru `Mont Palais` 2021

Country: France  Region: Burgundy  Vintage: 2021

Category: White Wine  Colour: White  Grape: Chardonnay

Producer: Les Hauts de Milly

The family behind Les Hauts de Milly, Didier Defaix and Hélène Jaeger-Defaix, own vineyards in both Chablis and Rully through marriage. The winery and cellar are located in the small village of Milly, on the left bank of the Serein, where all the grapes are brought for vinification so they can keep a watchful eye over the quality and ageing of the wine.

Vineyards:

Didier’s family has 27 hectares of vines in Chablis, which are farmed organically. Like many producers, they lost their organic certification in 2016 due to the merciless weather but have since returned to organic farming. The Chablis comes from 12 hectares of vines on Kimmeridgian soils, giving the wine the classic gunflint and wet stone aromas. 

Vinification:

Fermented in stainless steel with eight months on fine lees before bottling. The Rully Premier Cru ‘Mont-Palais’ comes from two parcels in a one hectare vineyard, on clay and limestone soils, which belongs to Hélène’s family. The vines have been farmed organically since 2009. This wine has aromas of white stone fruits and hints of vanilla, with the richness on the palate a result of fermentation and ageing in one to six-year-old French oak barrels for 18 months. 

Tasting Notes:

The palate is crisp and is superbly balanced with a lasting finish, offering incredible value for a Premier Cru white Burgundy.

Closure: Agglomerated Cork  ABV:13.5%  Classification: AOP