2019 | Domaine Bernard Moreau | Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroie $249.99

Detailed Description
The 2019 Chassagne-Montrachet La Maltroye 1er Cru has an expressive bouquet with Granny Smith apples, sliced pear, crushed rock and a touch of white peach.
Reviews:

Wine Advocate: Revealing aromas of white flowers, crisp green apple, nutmeg and wheat toast, Moreau’s 2019 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Maltroie is medium to full-bodied, satiny and textural, with fine depth at the core, bright acids and a precise, saline finish. As I have written before, this is a climat that seems to combine some of the characteristics of Chenevottes and Vergers.

Jasper Morris: This is also exceptionally floral in character with additional breadth present in the form of the cool and airy essence of various white fleshed fruit, lemon-lime and discreet spice wisps. The dense and almost painfully intense middle weight flavors exude more prominent minerality on the compact bitter lemon-inflected finale. This refined effort should amply repay up to a decade of cellaring.

Producer Information
Domaine Bernard Moreau is an historic Burgundian estate based in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet in Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune subregion. The domaine is known for its opulent wines made from both the local flagship Chardonnay grape and from Pinot Noir. The history of the domaine goes back to 1809, when Auguste Moreau built a cellar near the Champs Gain vineyard and farmed a few hectares on the hillside. Most of the current vineyard holdings were added from the 1930s on under the stewardship of Marcel Moreau. Bernard Moreau took over the vineyards in the early 1960s at the age of 14, and in 1977, gave the estate his name. Today, his sons Alex and Benoît lead the business. Moreau owns 9 hectares (22 acres) of vineyards and farms another five hectares (12 acres) under contract. Most of this is in Chassagne-Montrachet, although there are also plots in Saint-Aubin and Volnay. The vines are old, yields are kept low and annual production only amounts to around 8000 cases. The portfolio spans village Chassagne-Montrachet in white and red, plus Bourgogne Chardonnay, Aligoté, Pinot Noir and Passetoutgrains. Winemaking is flexible and methods can vary depending on the fruit characteristics and how the wines are maturing. Wines are aged in French oak barrels for 12 to 20 months, with ten to 50 percent new oak, with the precise figures depending on the vineyard and vintage conditions. During this time the wines are not racked off their lees (whites undergo weekly lees stirring), and they are bottled without fining of filtration.