Wine information
The Chardonnay comes from the 1er Cru site Le Puits in Saint-Aubin. Just 0.6 hectares are classified as Premier Cru there, an area twice as large above Premier Cru is Village. There is an underground water source there that always supplies the vineyard with enough water. The vineyard was planted with a Sélection massale in 2000. Apart from Thomas Morey, only Dominique Derrain should actually own a share of Le Puits. The vineyard faces southeast and is situated above the village of Saint-Aubin on a predominantly calcareous, rather white soil with a fairly large amount of small pebbles. The first wine was made in 2002. Thomas Morey recommends a four-year bottle ageing. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in a combination of neutral barrel and tank. Malolactic fermentation takes place naturally and the wine remains on its lees without any bâtonnage. The new wood content is around 20 %. Sulphur is only added in the last six months in the barrel, and several times with minimal doses, so that the wine never exceeds 35 mg/l in total.
Color
pale straw yellow
Nose
Thomas Moreys Saint-Aubin »Le Puits" shows itself elegant and fine. The Chardonnay offers an impressive amount of white fruit in 2019. The notes of yellow apple, pear and peach seem dipped in cream and crème, refined with a little pineapple and kumquat.
Palate
At first, the palate shows a fine melting, which is a combination of creamy notes and ripe pears, apples and peaches in combination with slightly exotic notes, as in the fragrance. But then, with air and time, more and more stone and minerality show up, the acidity becomes more lively and accompanies the fruit in a discreet way. This is a joy to drink and is on the silky elegant side of Morey's spectrum of wines.
Food recommendations by Christoph Raffelt
- Mini pumpkins with a filling of wild mushroom farce, cream and creamy cheese
- Crab Cakes Benedict
- Oven roasted scallops with croutons, lemon and parsley
Allergens | Contains sulfur |
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Acid | 6,6 g/l |
Drinking temperature | 11° |
Manufacturer | Domaine Thomas Morey, 9 rue du Nord, 21190 Chassagne-Montrachet, France |