The Burgundian Mini Series
Session 4: Morey-Coffinet
“The Rising Star of Chassagne-Montrachet” .
12 x Chassagne-Montrachet | 1 x Puligny-Montrachet | 1 x Ladoix
1 Grand Cru | 6 Premier Cru | 8 Village Wines
6 Chardonnays | 5 Pinot Noir
On Morey-Coffinet:
Morey-Coffinet was founded in the late 1970s by Michel Morey (son of the late Marc Morey) and his wife Fabienne (from the Pillot clan). Their son, Thibault, succeeded the couple, taking the helm of the estate in 2009.
Thibault joined his father in a long lineage of winemakers in Chassagne-Montrachet with great gravitas in their family names such as Pillot, Morey, and Coffinet. He has earned the respect of his peers through his thoughtful and detailed approach, which has earned him the nickname “the rising star of Chassagne-Montrachet” as he leads the way for his generation of vignerons.
Sunday January 19th
Session 4: Morey-Coffinet “The Rising Star of Chassagne”
Lunch: 12-3pm, 15 Wines & 5 Courses $195
Tasting: 4-6pm, 15 Wines with nibbles $95
Dinner: 6:30pm, 15 Wines & 5 Courses Menu $195
The Wine List and Menu
1st Course
Morey-Coffinet ‘Ladoix’ 2022, Our Price $115
Gnocchi bite, tobiko
Chassagne-Montrachet 2022, Our Price $159
The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Village, a blend of three parcels, has a taut and focused bouquet, reserved initially, unfolding with wilted white flowers and light waxy aromas. Quite understated. The palate is well-balanced with neatly assimilated oak, orange rind and slivers of white peach, leading to a waxy-textured, satisfying finish. This is a well-crafted and quite delicious Chassagne-Montrachet.
91 points, Neal Martin, Vinous (October 2023)
Chassagne-Montrachet 2021, Our Price $159
In bottle. Pale colour and a lean tight nose but suggesting more fruit to come. There is a light sulphur reduction which will soon blow off. Clean and pure with an energetic thread, correctly oaked behind. Good length to finish. Drink from 2024-2027.
89 Points Jasper Morris, insideburgundy.com(October 2022)
Chassagne-Montrachet ‘Les Houillères’ 2021, Our Price $183
Made from one old vine section and one recent planting. Not bottled and showing the barrel a little bit much at the moment, along with some reduction. There is a greater wealth of fruit here, fresh plum with a touch of citrus, and a little more flesh at the back, with the oak now completely tamed. Drink from 91 Points Jasper Morris, insideburgundy.com (October 2022)
Chassagne-Montrachet ‘Les Houillères’ 2022, Our Price $183
The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Houillères, located on the border with Puligny, has an understandably Puligny-like bouquet, a liftle more malic than the Domaine's other cuvées. The palate is very well-balanced with a tangy, marmalade-tinged entry. Cohesive from starf to finish with plenty of extract on the finish, this is a well-craffed, quite intense Chassagne-Montrachet that should mature well in bottle.
92 points, Neal Martin, Vinous (October 2023)
Shark Bay whiting, tempura, shaved fennel, lemon
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘En Cailleret’ 2021, Our Price $295
A fine pale color. A light stoniness but there is plenty of fruit too. Richer and deeper fruit on the attack, but Cailleret cannot escape its destiny and the stonier side of the fruit returns behind. Just enough flesh on the bones.
91-93 points Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (October 2022)
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘En Cailleret’ 2022, Our Price $258
A faint lime green touch in the colour. The bouquet has a chiselled mineral quality, along with a touch of positive reduction as well. Strict on the limestone with an excellent intensity without any heaviness, perfectly judged. Delicately ripe finish. Drink from 2029-2036. Tasted: October 2023.
92-95 points Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (October 2023)
A mild suggestion of the exotic can be found on the aromas of white peach, wet stone, honeysuckle and a hint of spice. There is better underlying tension to the more detailed and markedly more mineral-driven flavors that are quite sleek before culminating in a sneaky long, balanced and dry-in-the-best sense finale. Lovely and one to consider.
92 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (June 2024)
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘La Romanée’ 2022, Our Price $288
Mid lemon yellow. The bouquet shows an extra degree of ripe fruit, and a little less the limestone freshness of Caillerets. This is more backward, with an additional intensity, significantly so. Grows across the palate, still fresh limestone to finish, but with an extra éclat. Drink from 2029-2036.
93-95 points Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy (October 2023)
Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Combettes’ 2020, Our Price $395
Manchego croquettes, white balsamic pearls
Chassagne-Montrachet ‘Les Chaumes’ 2022, Our Price $125
The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge Les Chaumes, which comes from 50-year-old vines, has more complexity on the nose compared to Les Chambres: black plum mixed with hints of dark chocolate. The palate is cohesive on the entry with fleshier tannins and a dense mid-palate with well-integrated oak towards the finish. This is a very line red Chassagne-Montrachet that should be hunted down.
91 points, Neal Martin, Vinous (October 2023)
Chassagne-Montrachet ‘Les Chaumes’ 2021, Our Price $125
In bottle. A plot of one hectare half in each colour. A fine glowing crimson purple with an elegant and quite forceful fruit, red berries from cherry to raspberry. All destemmed. Charm on the palate right from the start with a balanced structure to finish. Drink from 2025-2028.
90 Points Jasper Morris, insideburgundy.com (October 2022)
Chassagne-Montrachet ‘Les Chaumes’ 2020, Our Price $125
Angus a la minute, black garlic, petit greens
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 2022, Our Price $191
A discreet application of wood sets off aromas of olive oil and a vague suggestion of the exotic. There is impressive richness to the opulent and generous medium-bodied flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract while delivering excellent length on the compact, serious and powerful finish. This is a typical Morgeot of power and richness though without the usual rusticity
91 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound (June 2024)
Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 2021, Our Price $191
From Francemont, close to the border with Santenay. A little more depth of colour and nearly as delicious a nose as the Clos St-Jean. This is still a fine rather than a muscular Morgeot, on the raspberry side. On the palate the Morgeot character does assert itself with muscular tannins. Needs longer than Clos St-Jean, and while it will never be as elegant there is good potential here. Drink from 2026-2032.
90-92 Points Jasper Morris, insideburgundy.com (October 2022)
Corton-Perrières Grand Cru 2020, Our Price $449
A restrained nose features plenty of spice and floral elements on the cool and pretty aromas of red cherry, black raspberry and a subtle application of wood. There is excellent verve and delineation to the relatively refined medium-bodied flavors that conclude in a firm, compact, youthfully austere and built-to-age finale. This is already solidly complex, and more depth should develop with time in bottle. Worth considering.
93 Points Borghound.com (April 2022)