Christmas Sale Villaine, Rully 1er Cru 2021 Collection [r2zKb5PQ]

Variety: Chardonnay

Aubert de Villaine deserves more than the praise he receives. He is a reluctant hero, an unlikely trait in a man of such esteem and intellect. Heir to one of the most enviable wine legacies of all time, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, he assumed his role in the 1960’s as co-director of DRC. In the 1970’s he moved to the Bouzeron where he could make his own wines without the demands of an international reputation. He is largely to thank for his advocacy of making Bouzeron its own AOC in 1997, upgraded by the INAO. Each wine he creates, whether it be Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey, or regional Bourgogne, is a fruit of his talent and passion. The domaine is now led by his nephew Pierre de Benoist. 

Working with tiny yields after a frost ravaged vintage, winemaker Pierre has chosen to make a blend of all six of his premier cru sites in Rully. This unusual bottling 1ers Crus Rabourcé, Cloux, Raclot, Montpalais, Grésigny and Margotés.