2023 Domaine Vincent & Francois Jouard Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot "Les Fairendes"

The climat of les Fairendes is one of the very finest that make up the extended Morgeots vineyard, as this parcel sits high up on the slope, just below the great premier cru vineyard of Grands Ruchottes. The Jouard brothers vines here are closing in on ninety years of age now and this cuvée is raised in one-third new casks each year. The 2023 les Fairendes is outstanding, offering up a focused and vibrant nose of pear, apple, chalky soil tones, a touch of lemon peel, dried flowers, macadamia nut and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and full-bodied, with a great core of old vine fruit, superb mineral undertow and grip, zesty acids and a very long, complex and impeccably balanced finish. This is certainly approachable right out of the blocks, but there is so much more to unfold here that not giving it at least three or four years in the cellar will be tantamount to wasting bottles! Superb juice. (Drink between 2028-2050)