Le Premier Pinot Noir Milan 2020

Le Premier Pinot Noir Milan, natural wine, 100% Pinot Noir, only the third vintage of this rare Pinot from Provence. Milan has always been the Burgundy of Provence and so it was only a matter of time before they planted and started to produce wine from this grape. A wine from immense complexity, subtlety and class, drink as if drinking fine Cotes de Nuit. The 2020 was a fine vintage and will reward ageing.

Henri Milan has always done thing his way, and broke away from the Baux de Provence AOC so as to have the freedom to produce the wines he wanted.

The Domaine was started by Henri's father Robert in 1956, but it wasn't until Henri took over in the mid-80s that he converted to organic production. Influenced by Claude Courtois and Claude Bourguignon, Henri began to vinify the different sections of his vineyard separately and moved further towards natural production. He now grows a number of grape varieties including Grenache, Syrah, Grenache Blanc, Rolle, Roussanne and Chardonnay. The only chemical treatment used during the entire process of growth and vinification is a small amount of sulphur dioxide, which is added, on some rare occasions, during bottling. Fermentation always takes place naturally, with the grapes blended at the beginning of the process, rather than at the end. His wines have a wonderful purity and expression of terroir.