Morey Blanc Aloxe Corton 1er Cru Clos du Chapitre 2018
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The Land
Aloxe-Corton sits at the base of the Corton hill, the only grand cru slope in the Côte de Beaune producing both red and white wine. Most attention goes to the hill itself, but the village's premier crus at its base produce something distinct: denser, more structured reds with the particular character of reddish-brown soils rich in flint and limestone debris locally called chaillots. The Clos du Chapitre is a south-facing premier cru in the heart of the village at between 200 and 300 meters elevation. Its name comes from the canons of the cathedral chapter who owned this land from the 13th century onward. That limestone-and-flint soil profile is the signature of the site: mineral, structured, and built for time in the cellar.
The Wine
100% Pinot Noir, fully destemmed, fermented with indigenous yeasts in open wooden vats with gentle extraction during a temperature-controlled cuvaison. Aged 15 to 20 months in French oak with 30 to 70% new barrels, then bottled by gravity without fining or filtration. The 2018 vintage was exceptional across the Côte de Beaune — a warm summer produced ripe, concentrated fruit with excellent phenolic development, and Aloxe-Corton performed particularly well. The Clos du Chapitre shows dark plum, blackcurrant, leather, and iron-tinged minerality, with firm but refined tannins and a long, structured finish. Eight years in bottle have softened the edges; this is drinking well now and will continue to evolve.
The People
Maison Morey-Blanc was created in 1992 by Pierre Morey as the négociant arm of his Meursault-based operation, purchasing grapes from select growers when his sharecropping contracts expired. Pierre Morey's reputation was built at Domaine Leflaive, where he served as régisseur from 1988 to 2008, making some of the most celebrated white Burgundies of that era. He was a pioneer of biodynamic farming, converting both Leflaive and his own estate in 1991 and earning certification by 1997. His daughter Anne has since taken the reins. The Morey-Blanc wines are imported in the US by Becky Wasserman.
Food Pairing
Beef bourguignon, rack of lamb with a mustard and herb crust, a wild mushroom tart, or aged Époisses with walnut bread. Aloxe-Corton's structured, mineral reds want food that matches their weight — and this 2018, with eight years of bottle age, has earned its confidence at the dinner table.
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Burgundy, in eastern France, encompasses several subregions, but it is the Côte d'Or that is home to many of the world's most expensive and revered wines. The region, primarily a single east-facing slope, has mixed limestone soils that vary dramatically from village to village and even vineyard to vineyard. White wines, crafted from Chardonnay, range from rich and opulent to lean and intensely mineral, while Pinot Noir produces silky, perfumed red wines of exceptional finesse and complexity. Centuries of winemaking tradition have resulted in every plot being meticulously recognized and scrutinized, making the Côte d'Or a true capital of terroir.
Burgundy - Cote d'Or
Pinot Noir is a thin-skinned, notoriously difficult-to-grow, low-yielding grape that finds its ancestral home in Burgundy, France, where it produces some of the world's most elegant and nuanced wines. While Burgundy remains its spiritual heartland, Pinot Noir has since traveled the globe, finding success in other cooler climates, notably in California, Oregon, New Zealand, and Germany. This grape is a challenge for any grower, as it requires specific conditions to show its best, and yet the wines it produces are capable of such a captivating and singular character.
