Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Jean Marie Fourrier
Label Name:
 
Chassagne 1er Morgeot
Vintage:
 
2022
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Chassagne-Montrachet (Côte de Beaune, Burgundy)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
100% Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
3
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
wine offered by specialist merchants and described positively for balance and purity

Tasting Note
Pale gold; aromas of honeysuckle, acacia and ripe pear with citrus pith, brioche and subtle toasted oak. Palate is rich and concentrated with bright minerality, fresh acidity and a long, saline finish.

Food Pairing
Western: lobster, scallops, roasted chicken with cream sauce, seared foie gras, veal. Asian: miso-glazed black cod, prawn tempura, Thai coconut curry (milder), sushi (rich fish), Cantonese steamed fish.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, whole-bunch pneumatic pressing; native-yeast fermentation and malolactic in French oak; aged 10–18 months with limited new oak; typically bottled unfined/unfiltered.

Vineyard Info
Produced by Jean‑Marie Fourrier under the Vigne Comte de Chapelle label after his 2022 acquisition; small, old‑vine holdings in Morgeot (c.0.15 ha, some vines planted 1929). Producer famed for Gevrey reds and recent expansion into white Burgundies.