MOREY SAINT DENIS
2020 Blanc Les Crais Domaine Christian Clerget
| Grapes | Pinot Beurot, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| Other | Certified Organic |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Nuits |
| Village | Morey Saint Denis |
| ABV | 14% |
| Vineyard | Les Crais |
They put the grapes onto a vibrating sorting table, partly to shake out any insects, then press it, and, after a four-day débourbage, it goes into barrel for the fermentation. Pale, fresh and bright, with a delicate touch and the lively almost sherbety acidity of the vintage. Leaves an interesting impression of oatmeal flavour, which may be down to the Pinot Beurot. There are just three barrels of this, of which one is new. L&S (Nov 2021)
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(from vines planted in 2002 to a mix of 10% pinot beurot and pinot blanc and the other 90% is chardonnay). Fresh and nicely layered aromas are composed of notes of petrol, straw and white fleshed fruit. The round, rich and delicious middle weight flavors are both succulent and plump while exhibiting good length if only average depth on the balanced finale where a touch of bitter lemon rind slowly surfaces. To enjoy young. (87-89)/2023+ Drinking range: 2023 - Rating: 87-89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2022)
The white grapes were sorted as thoroughly as the reds, whole bunch pressed, settled then fermented in wood, with one third new. The ferment took six months to finish, and the wine was racked to tank before the new harvest. Mid lemon yellow, a smoky bacon fat nose with underlying freshness. Delicious pure light yellow plum fruit, with good balance, not too much acidity but plenty of length. A little warmth to finish. Tasted: December 2021 Rating: 89-91 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Jan 2022)
Domaine Christian Clerget
A domaine of 6 hectares, with 8 appellations, run by Christian, Isabelle and their daughter Justine Clerget from their house in the northern end of the little village of Vougeot, which is really in the commune of Chambolle. They have been organic (certified) since 2017, Justine having insisted on it when she joined them, but it sounds as though she was pushing at an open door, because Christian is entirely committed to this approach and clearly believes that good wine starts with the vines.
At harvest the grapes are picked into small cases for the short trip to the winery which really is right in the middle of their holdings. They adapt to the vintage conditions, so that they did 2 pigeages in total in 2019, whereas in 2017, they did one a day throughout the fermentation. In 2018 they did some whole bunch fermentation, but reverted to their normal complete destemming in 2019. At the end of the alcoholic fermentation Christian decants into tank, allows the wine to settle for ten days, then puts the wines into barrel where they stay without racking until bottling. They are using about 30% new wood on the villages and 40% on the Chambolle Charmes and the Échézeaux, and the wines say in barrel for a long élevage of 18-20 months.
Bourgogne Rouge .69ha
Morey Saint Denis Blanc 'les Crais'
Morey Saint Denis 0.20 ha
Chambolle Musigny 2 ha (in Les Athets, Les Babillères, Les Herbues, Les Nazoires, Les Bussières, Les Croix, Les Condemennes)
Vosne Romanée les Violettes 0.37 ha
Vougeot 1er Cru les Petits Vougeots 0.46 ha
Chambolle Musigny 1er cru les Charmes 1.01 ha
Échézeaux Grand Cru 1.09 ha (in 'en Orveaux')
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