Category: | White Wines |
Sub-Category: | White Wines |
Producer: | Domaine de la Vougeraie |
Label Name: | Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Clos de la Chapelle |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13% |
Grape(s): | Chardonnay |
Acidity: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 12-14°C |
Awards/Ratings
Allen Meadows (Burghound) 90-93; Jasper Morris MW 92-95; Neal Martin (Vinous) 90-92; Matthew Hayes / JancisRobinson 17/20; Wine Spectator/WS 90
Tasting Note
Lemon, white peach and citrus curd with toasted almond, brioche and stony/saline minerality; subtle orange-peel and smoky-vanilla oak; poised, textured and long.
Food Pairing
Roast chicken, lobster or crab, mushroom risotto, creamy seafood pasta; miso-glazed cod, tempura prawns, sushi (fatty tuna), Cantonese roast pork.
Production Method
Hand-harvested (multiple passes), biodynamic viticulture; fermented and matured in large French oak barrels (450L) with ~20% new oak.
Vineyard Info
Domaine de la Vougeraie is a large biodynamic Burgundy domaine holding multiple Grands and Premiers Crus; 'Clos de la Chapelle' is a Morgeot monopole managed biodynamically by Vougeraie.