Côte de Beaune 2018

Morgeot is the largest cru of Chassagne, with individually-named climats within its ten hectares. Moreau has vines in two: Les Fairendes and La Cadeuse, which is a monopole for them, and from which they also make a red wine. There’s plenty of depth and grip here, with a really mouthwatering finish. This is gourmand.

This is stony and mineral: no surprise, from a vineyard that takes its name from small stones. There’s plenty of fragrance: this is really long.

As you’d expect from a master like Alex, this Grand Cru is a work of ard. Fresh yellow fruit, with a floral character that unfurls. Chapeau.

The vineyard is opposite the winery, and they’ve got 0.65 hectares here, planted with vines that vary in age between 20 and 55 years old. Pink grapefruit, with a finish of white pepper and grapefruit, this is smoky, precise, and very complex.

Usually the largest cuvée of the domaine, making up 6ha of their vineyards. With two-thirds from the Puligny side, and one-third from the middle of the village, this has lovely grip and a mouth-watering finish. There’s a spicy, lemon sherbert finish, with notes of ginger and grapefruit.

From vineyards in Puligny and Chassagne, this is easy, fresh and lifted with plenty of crunchy apples and a surprisingly long and fragrant finish for a Bourgogne.

The vineyard was planted in 1939, and some of the vineyard has been recently been replanted, so there’s much less available than before. Shame, as this is stunningly long and vertical, with immense freshness and purity.