Product Description:
Producer/Estate:
"Michel and Fabienne put the capital made from selling the juice back into the land and a newly purchased winery. The estate is a meticulously restored, early 18th century mansion with ancient cellars. It sits majestically at the top of the village of Chassagne-Montrachet, backing onto the Clos St. Jean. Below the main home is the cellar: five stone-lined galleries built in the 16th century. The estate produces both red and white Chassagne-Montrachet with premier cru vineyard holdings in 'Les Caillerets,' 'La Romanee,' 'Les Chaumes,' for the whites and 'Clos St. Jean,' and 'Morgeot,' for the reds. 'Bourgogne' and 'Villages' in both blanc and rouge round out their holdings. The land is carefully farmed, avoiding pesticides, fertilizers and green pruning."
"Michel Morey prefers his
white wines to have young
and fresh aromas and
bottles them deliberately
early, at about 11 months.
Fermentation begins in tank
and then the wine is aged in
French Allier oak barrels,
about a third of which are
new. The wines are elegant
and full flavored with
distinctive mineral
undertones and a prominent
acidity to balance the fruit." - Importer