Pierre Morey Monthelie 1er Cru Rouge 2023 SO20231114 argilo-calcareous soils in southern Burgundy

argilo-calcareous soils in southern Burgundy

elegant mouthfeel

with all the salinity and tension of the terroir cradled inside a more generous

deep purple color

Pierre Morey Monthelie 1er Cru Rouge 2023 SO20231114 argilo-calcareous soils in southern BurgundyPierre 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