Region: Burgundy, Bourgone Blanc, France
Varietal: Chardonnay
Tasting Notes: The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Village has a lifted nose with a yellow stone fruit, and a touch of fresh white linen. The palate is well-balanced and rounded. You’ll find flavors of creamy white peach & juicy pear balanced by just a touch of orange pith, lemon rind and grapefruit with an attractive cohesive finish.
Food Pairing: Consider a creamy dish to pair with this bottle. Perhaps a cream based soup, chicken baked in a creamy-buttery herb sauce, or a seafood chowder. Rich paella dishes are also a delight to wash down with this chardonnay. As the season approaches consider serving this Wild King Salmon With Savory Whipped Cream by David Tanis for a rich and bright dish to accompany your Domaine Bernard Moreau Bourgogne Chardonnay. Heavenly!
About: “Domaine Bernard Moreau is an historic Burgundian estate based in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune subregion. The history of the domaine goes back to 1809, when Auguste Moreau built a cellar near the Champs Gain vineyard and farmed a few hectares on the hillside. Most of the current vineyard holdings were added from the 1930s on under the stewardship of Marcel Moreau. Bernard Moreau took over the vineyards in the early 1960s at the age of 14, and in 1977, gave the estate his name. Today, his sons Alex and Benoît lead the business.
Moreau owns 9 hectares of vineyards and farms another five hectares under contract. Most of this is in Chassagne-Montrachet. The vines are old, yields are kept low and annual production only amounts to around 8000 cases. Wines are aged in French oak barrels for 12 to 20 months, with ten to 50 percent new oak, depending on the vineyard and vintage conditions.
During this time the wines are not racked off their lees (whites undergo weekly lees stirring), and they are bottled without fining of filtration.
Year to year, Bernard Moreau vinifies and bottles some of the purest, most thought-provoking wines of the appellation. Employing a style of wine making that might best be described as hands-off, Bernard produces Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays that are sensual, opulent and utterly delicious.”
