Caroline Morey 1er 'Vergers' Chassagne Montrachet 2018

Burghound 92
" In contrast to the prior wines, here there is enough sulfur to dominate the underlying fruit. Otherwise there is good richness to the relatively full-bodied flavors that possess good if not special mid-palate concentration, all wrapped in a clean, very dry and youthfully austere finale. Lovely."

The Wine
60+ year old vines
Directly below 1er Cru Chaumées
Clay-limestone soil
Indigenous yeast
Aged in 350L barrels for 20 months (40% new)

The Estate
Caroline Morey is the eldest daughter of the famed Jean-Marc Morey. In 2014, after her father’s retirement, she took a portion of the family’s vineyards to start her own domaine. Today she shares a winery in Chassagne-Montrachet with her husband, Pierre-Yves Colin, where they are making elite red and white Burgundy that stand at the apex of what is possible in the legendary region. The Morey family has been in Chassagne since the mid 16th century, and it was Albert Morey who first started domaine bottling in 1950. His prized heirloom vineyards throughout Chassagne and Santenay passed down to his son Jean-Marc and now to Caroline. She shares a similar winemaking approach with her husband, using indigenous yeasts, fermenting and aging the wines in 350L barrels, and forgoing battonage for her whites. In just a few vintages, Caroline has taken the world by storm with wines of precision, purity, mineral intensity and an extraordinary clarity of terroir.

Farming Practice:Sustainable

Caroline Morey is the eldest daughter of the famed Jean-Marc Morey. In 2014, after her father's retirement, she took a portion of the family's vineyards to start her own domaine. Today she shares a winery in Chassagne-Montrachet with her husband, Pierre-Yves Colin, where they are making elite red and white Burgundy that stand at the apex of what is possible in the legendary region. The Morey family has been in Chassagne since the mid 16th century, and it was Albert Morey who first started domaine bottling in 1950. His prized heirloom vineyards throughout Chassagne and Santenay passed down to his son Jean-Marc and now to Caroline. She shares a similar winemaking approach with her husband, using indigenous yeasts, fermenting and aging the wines in 350L barrels, and forgoing battonage for her whites. In just a few vintages, Caroline has taken the world by storm with wines of precision, purity, mineral intensity and an extraordinary clarity of terroir.

Farming Practice:Sustainable