Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes AC 2018 – Thomas Morey

Wine Description for Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes AC 2018 – Thomas Morey by Thomas Morey

Colour & Appearance

A clear, gleaming medium straw yellow.

Nose

The bouquet captivates through intellectual precision. It combines cool, citric freshness and wet stone with subtle smokiness. With some air, riper nuances of poached pear, white peach and a fine creamy accent reminiscent of fresh cream unfold, underpinned by exotic spices such as cardamom and white pepper.

Palate

On the palate, the wine displays itself as typical of Thomas Morey’s purist style: linear, defined and of impressive transparency. The texture combines an inviting, creamy smoothness with a deep, almost vibrant minerality. Despite the warm vintage, the wine comes across as wiry and fresh, with every component – fruit, acidity and fine spice – perfectly proportioned.

Finish

Long-lasting, powerful and remarkably clean. The finish is characterised by a saline minerality and delicate phenolics that allow the wine to linger long on the palate.

Terroir & Origin

The vineyard site Les Chenevottes borders Saint-Aubin and is characterised by iron oxide-rich clay soils. Morey’s parcels are distributed across the sub-sites Les Bondues and Les Combes, which lends the wine particular complexity.

Grape Variety & Vinification

100% Chardonnay. Fermented with indigenous yeasts, aged in neutral barrels and tanks with only 20% new oak. No bâtonnage to preserve maximum freshness; extremely low sulphiting of under 35 mg/l.

Food Pairing Suggestions

An excellent companion to grilled sea bass with fennel, guinea fowl with morels or a delicate fillet of pork from Swabian-Hällisch heritage breed.

Special Features

A Chassagne-Montrachet of remarkable grace and elegance, which eschews superficial effects and instead impresses through its purist structure.