Pierre Morey Monthelie 1er Cru Rouge 2023 012626OFFER the grapey lift and saline-mineral

the grapey lift and saline-mineral cut of a lean white

but mother-and-son team Karine and Kevin own vines just over the hill in Menetou-Salon: same Kimmeridgian limestone

giving fragrance and lift on top of fine-grained tannins and brisk red fruit

notably kina

butterscotch and golden apple on the nose

Pierre Morey Monthelie 1er Cru Rouge 2023 012626OFFER the grapey lift and saline-mineralPierre Morey is famous for whites, which makes this 1er Cru Monthelie a delightful curiosity the same biodynamic farming and obsessive cellar work, applied to a small parcel of Pinot Noir in the village tucked just south of Volnay and Auxey Duresses. Pierre's two decades (1988 2008) at the helm of Domaine Leflaive shaped his hands off philosophy; daughter Anne is now fully in charge and the cuvees differ mostly by new oak percentage. Monthelie tends