Domaine Sylvain Morey - Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “Les Champs Gains” 2021 (750ml)
Price: $104.99
| Producer | Domaine Sylvain Morey |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 200113 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Domaine Sylvain Morey Description
Sylvain Morey farms the last existing plot of Pinot Noir in the premier cru Champs-Gains, a tiny 0.16-hectare parcel planted in the early 1950s by his grandfather Albert. To taste his white and red Champs-Gains side-by-side is to experience the mystery of Burgundy with uncanny clarity: both are deeper in register than their villages counterparts, and both display a telltale flint character that shows itself on the nose and continues through the smoke-tinged finish. Vinified with 50% whole clusters and aged 18 months in one-third new oak—both 228-liter and 350-liter barrels—it offers an elegant iteration of this vineyard’s sometimes brooding nature.
Burghound: 88-91 Points
This is aromatically similar to the Chassagne villages but with much more floral influence thanks to the high percentage of whole clusters. The slightly denser middleweight flavors possess both good definition and a seductive texture on the bitter pit fruit-inflected finish. This wonderfully refreshing effort could use more depth but a few years of keeping should prove beneficial.
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