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Vincent & Sophie Morey, Batard Montrachet Grand Cru 2016
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2016 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, from vines planted in 1950, was reduced to a single barrel this year, although Vincent Morey admitted that he was surprised to get anything at all from the vineyard. It has quite a rich bouquet because of the influence of the new wood, although there is sufficient fruit to back that up, and it remains well defined. The palate is rounded on the entry with tangerine and dried apricot notes, a fine bead of acidity, if missing some length similar to many white Burgundies this vintage.
About the Producer
When Vincent’s father Bernard Morey, a leading personality in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet, took his retirement, Vincent took over a part of the holding. He already had twenty years’ experience behind him having joined the family domaine in 1986. In the same year Sophie was vilifying her first vintage. In the vineyard, strict attention to detail is the order of the day, as Vincent states it “there’s no secret. It’s a matter of devoting the necessary time to the job. The whole team understands this. It’s what I learnt from my father.” Definitive final purring takes place in February-March: Guyot style for the Chardonnay and Cordon de Royat for the reds. The work of de-budding, training and trying-in coincides with the arrival of spring. As a result, we have very little need for green thinning. Picking on the 20-hectare domaine is all done by hand, the whites ferment and mature in oak barrels while the reds age for 12 months ins 50% new oak.
