Chassagne-Montrachet Vielles Vignes Rouge AOC 2024

Wine Description for Chassagne-Montrachet Vielles Vignes Rouge AOC 2024 by Thomas Morey

Character

A red Burgundy of quiet elegance – born in a place where the village of Chassagne-Montrachet is celebrated above all for its white Grand Crus, yet offers its red wines an equally serious foundation. Thomas Morey, one of the most reliable craftsmen of the Côte de Beaune, has the gift of crafting wines from old vines that unite depth with transparency: not a wine that clamours for attention, but one that tells a story.

Terroir & Origin

Chassagne-Montrachet lies in the southern part of the Côte de Beaune, where calcareous soils with clay and marl content create characteristic minerality and structure. The Vieilles Vignes – old vines whose precise age Thomas Morey guards like a quiet secret – draw deep from this subsoil and deliver concentrated, expressive grapes with natural complexity. The vintage 2024 is considered demanding in Burgundy, with damp spring conditions and a decisive late summer that rewarded patience and craftsmanship in the vineyard.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Pinot Noir in Burgundy is not merely a grape variety – it is a mirror of place. In the hands of Thomas Morey, it is vinified with respectful restraint: gentle extraction, careful use of new oak, allowing the terroir to speak rather than the cellar. The wine displays the connection typical of Chassagne between fine tannin structure and Burgundian freshness – with an alcohol content of 13.5% vol. that promises balance.

Food Pairing Suggestions

A wine that seeks company at table. Ideal with Coq au Vin, roasted duck with cherries or a classic Bœuf Bourguignon. Equally convincing with game dishes such as venison loin with wild mushrooms or with aged Comté and Époisses. For those who prefer simplicity: a good roast chicken from the oven is Burgundy’s most honest answer to a red village wine with depth.