Morey-St-Denis

2 parcels from Crais-Gillon and Bas-Chevenery. More limestone, in a Chambolle style. Low proportion of new barrels, 10-15%. This cuvee is about balance and expression of the Morey terroir. Still in tank, a touch reductiv...(read more)

Cognets and Clos Solon, both higher up the slope than the 'grains fins' but more typical Morey terroir with deep clay making broader-shouldered wines. Greater fruit density, darker berries, greater tannic density, even s...(read more)

The nose, full of black fruit, is a little confused for now, but the palate has that richness of old vines, a supple volume of superfine tannin, and an expression of black fruit that's heading into a sort of mineral dark...(read more)

Stéphane is a talented winemaker and this year he is really finding more confidence and his experimenting is clear here with his first time use of whole bunches. He includes 15% here to try and tame the richly wei...(read more)

70% whole bunch. Fresh blackberries just picked on the nose, the palate cool and fresh and silky with a beautiful balance of acidity and slightly saline weight, so that on the finish it is more about mineral than fruit....(read more)

Colour is very dark. Nose of black fruit, palate mineral, lifted, airy, floating. One would never tire of this - it seems to be bottled energy and light. A sort of blackberry jelly fruit on the finish which is still dry...(read more)

Bottled before the harvest. From the rocky strip above Clos de Tart and Clos des Lambrays. As in all the recent vintages a wine that presents a lovely mineral aspect as well as 'enough' body and fruit depth. Restrained o...(read more)

Good intensity on the nose, well ripened strawberries and red berries, follows to the palate. Sleek powerful flow. Pretty tannins, really quite sophisticated. Powerful yet not hefty - this just drives on through the pala...(read more)

45-50% whole bunch. Supple, precise, juicy and in total harmony. Fruit is very much all there but never quite sweet - very crisp, precise. This, as the first of the Morey premiers crus in the tasting, is a class up in si...(read more)

80% Whole bunch. This has real intense power at its core. Broad fruit, deep red and some black notes - but all well ripened and full on. Pure and yet quite charmingly crowd-pleasing matter lies at the core of this - and...(read more)

Deep colour, very rich, intense fruit and savour, yet still really quite easy, flowing, graceful and classy. Really rather fabulous fruit expression, defined red and black flavours playing off each other and giving real...(read more)

A jump up the the first of the premiers crus. An intensity of tight weave, taut and mouthwatering, fine expressive juice-filled tannins. Classy and long.