Saint-Aubin

This is the ultimate Burgundy hack: a bottle grown on vines that sit mere meters from the legendary Grand Cru Chevalier-Montrachet ($500+), offered today for a fraction of the price. If you want the saline, crushed-rock intensity of a top-tier Puligny or Chassagne without the mortgage payment, this 60-year-old vine masterpiece from the iconic Domaine de Montille is your answer.

Saint-Aubin’s En Remilly vineyard is the worst-kept secret among sommeliers. It literally borders the Grand Cru slope, sharing the same limestone-rich DNA and southern exposure that makes Montrachet the greatest white wine on earth. For years, this was the "insider's daily drinker," but under the guidance of Etienne de Montille and his brilliant American Chef de Cave, Brian Sieve, the quality has skyrocketed to a level where it now rivals the wines from the famous villages next door.

The 2022 vintage was warm and generous, which played perfectly into the hands of En Remilly’s high-altitude, windy microclimate. While other whites from the valley turned heavy, this wine retained a laser-like focus. Brian Sieve champions the use of larger 600L demi-muids (rather than small barrels) to limit oak flavor and preserve the "electric" tension of the fruit. The result is a wine that explodes with lemon confit, white peach, and a struck-match reduction that eventually gives way to a long, salty, iodine-laced finish. It is powerful, racy, and profoundly mineral—a true "Baby Chevalier" that sells out instantly every vintage.