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It doesn't get more Chassagne-Montrachet than this. Domaine Morey-Coffinet produces 14 different wines. Only one of them comes from vines outside the village. With the exception of the Puligny-Montrachet premier cru Les Pucelles all our vines are located in Chassagne-Montrachet, from the regional appellations up to grand cru, says Thibault Morey. Chassagne-Montrachet, Burgundy. Domaine Morey-Coffinet goes back to 1978 when it was created from vineyards from two other Chassagne domaines – Domaine Marc Morey and Domaine Coffinet.
"My dad is the son of Marc Morey, my mum is the daughter of Fernand Coffinet. My grandmother is Cécile Pillot. This house and the cellars did not belong to the family. My dad bought them at the time. The house is from the 18th century and the cellar from the 16th century. Domaine Marc Morey was taken care of by my dad’s sister. Today my cousin Sabine is in charge there."
Domaine Morey-Coffinet covers 8.5 hectares. The domaine’s vineyards are distributed all over the commune of Chassagne-Montrachet, from the Bâtard-Montrachet, En Remilly and Dent de Chien parcels at the northern end, bordering on Puligny-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin, down to La Romanée above the hamlet of Morgeot.
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| One of the parcels has very deep and compact clay soil while the other near Puligny has finer, 20% limestone soil from village of Chassagne, both Santenay and Puligny sides. Aged in oak barrels, 20% new.
$55
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| Pale color, lean and tight after the bottling, perhaps even a touch of sulphur. Masterful energy on the palate with a real zip at the finish. Lime sherbet notes along with a base of more classical white fruit. Give this 18 months and then drink with gusto. Good length, faint sucrosity to finish.
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| With a stable foundation of 1er Crus from the southeast-facing hillside, the whites speak to the very essence of Chassagne, with fragrant aromas framed by powerful minerality. The reds capture the roasted, muscular aromas of Chassagne terroir and display silky texture and balance. “When the vines are properly cared for, you can take everything from the skin to the seed,” says Thibault, continuing, “it is a guarantee of complexity and stability in the wine, which will age all the better with moderate doses of SO2.” The oak regimen changes yearly to reflect the vintage, and the aromatics of the wines are expressive and vibrant, with lively tension and energy. All wines are bottled without filtration.
$90
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| Smoky aromas of various white orchard fruit, citrus confit and a whiff of tea give way to beautifully textured medium weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the nicely detailed, youthfully austere and sneaky long finale. This is lovely and the warmth of the 2021 vintage is definitely a plus for such a cool vineyard like Frionnes.
$108
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| The Chassagne-Montrachet village grapes mainly come from the lieux-dits Les Chaumes, Les Lombardes, and Les Houillères. These plots border 1ers Crus and were planted between 1964 and 1980. Ageing in 228 and 350 liter oak barrels, approximately 30% new.
$128
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| This is also sufficiently ripe to partially display fruit from the yellow side of the spectrum along with spice, citrus confit and floral scents. The rich and solidly concentrated medium-bodied flavors are at once succulent yet nicely detailed while delivering impressive persistence on the balanced and youthfully austere finale. Once again, more depth would be beneficial but again, that should reasonably occur. In a word, lovely.
$208
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| Son of the late Marc Morey, Michel Morey, and his wife, Fabienne (from the Pillot clan), began the Morey-Coffinet Domaine in the late 1970s with a dowry of vineyards bestowed on them by two families with extensive history in the region. With a stable foundation of 1er Crus from the southeast-facing hillside, the whites speak to the very essence of Chassagne, with fragrant aromas framed by powerful minerality. The reds capture the roasted, muscular aromas of Chassagne terroir and display silky texture and balance. Michel's son, Thibault, joined the business in the late 1990s, and the domaine's wines have since reached new heights. Every week, father and son taste each cuvée together in an ancient cellar, exchanging opinions and sharing experiences. Shy, soft-spoken Thibault continues to push the quality of his domaine to a whole different level with his expressive, powerful, wonderfully hedonistic wines. Here in the Côte de Beaune, a transition, but not a revolution, is gently in progress.
$280
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