Premier Cru Chassagne-Montrachet« Morgeot Clos Chareau »
- 2013
- 2012
Grape variety
Chardonnay
Age of the vines
60 years (0.31 ha) and 22 years (0.05 ha)
Area
0.36 ha
Appellation
Chassagne Montrachet appellation has gone through a revival in the last decade benefiting from some fabulous red wines alongside with whites that are very mineral yet with a little more structure, body and intensity versus its noble neighbour Puligny Montrachet.
Vineyard
Morgeot is a world-famous parcel with a soil composed of chalk on the upper crust while going toward more clay content when digging deeper. We have a southern eastern exposure and an altitude of 230m, our vines being located on a hillside vineyard with a good drainage and sun exposure. This parcel entails very old vines giving birth to wines with remarkable intensity and body.
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Date of harvest
28th of September 2013
Ageing
10 months, 35% new French oak
Date of bottling
9th of February 2015
Guard time
Ready to drink now until 2025 and more
Temperature
11°-13°
Characteristic
After the challenges thrown with the vintage 2012, we were hoping for a peaceful 2013.But capricious Mother Nature had other ideas. Defying all weather forecasts, she never let up. After a long winter, a gloomy spring and a fine, providential summer, our pickers had to wait until the end of September to take up secateurs.
Wine-food pairing
Delicate fine white meats such as poultry or veal in sauce, fish, well-spiced couscous, curries or stir-fries, salmon, crawfish, lobster, or even foie gras.
Tasting note
The bouquet is very complex with creamy and hazelnuts aromas. The palate is very persistent: very good length. White wine with a strong personality, quite opulent.
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