The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets derives from holdings at the bottom of the climat, behind the houses (formerly planted to Pinot Noir). Offering up aromas of white flowers, pear, citrus zest, nutmeg and wet stones, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and charming, with a sweet core of fruit girdled by racy acids. I've wanted to visit Domaine Marc Morey for several years, as this discreet Chassagne-Montrachet has long produced excellent wines that fly somewhat under the radar. Its origins go back to great-grandfather Fernand Morey, whose whites and reds I've adored and who presided over winemaking between 1919 and around 1950. The eponymous Marc Morey was his son, who ran the domaine for the second half of the twentieth century. Today, it's Sabine Mollard who presides, having joined the family estate in 2003. Fruit is gently crushed and pressed pneumatically, with a short and comparatively static cycle, followed by debourbage overnight at 12 degrees centigrade and the beginning of alcoholic fermentation in tank before barreling down. Working with a wide variety of coopers (including Chassin and François Frères), Sabine stirs the lees until the end of malolactic fermentation. Regional appellations see nine months in barrel, with the rest racked to tank just before harvest and bottled, under natural cork, in early spring.(WK)

Note: from vines planted in 1988 in Vignes Derrière. A subtle suggestion of exoticism is present on the aromas of orange peel, white flowers, lemon confit and spice hints. The mouthfeel of the slightly bigger-bodied flavors is actually finer and with more evident minerality as well adding a sense of lift to the beautifully textured, long and impeccably well-balanced finale. This too will repay up to a decade of keeping yet manage to be approachable after only 5-ish years of cellaring. Lovely.*Burghound Outstanding!*