Alex Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Beaune, France 2022 Pinot Noir including parcels of Meursault vines

including parcels of Meursault vines more than a century old

spicy and ethereal finish

it has the kind of edges that grip onto whatever you are eating and won’t let go

toasted brioche

and winemaker Gonzalo Iturriaga told me that they had to be very careful and sort and select the grapes

Alex Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge Vieilles Vignes, Cote de Beaune, France 2022 Pinot Noir including parcels of Meursault vinesIts impossible to discuss Chassagne Montrachet without mentioning the name Moreau. Year to year, these celebrated wines and producers vinify and bottle some of the purest, most thought provoking wines of the appellation. Domaine Alex Moreau is the natural progression from storied Domaine Bernard Moreau, Alexs father and rightfully venerated vingeron in Burgundy. Employing a style of wine making that might best be described as hands off, the house