News — Morey St Denis

Back-Vintage Red Burgundy—Hauntingly Beautiful:
2013 Jouan Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbé

Clos Sorbé is most likely Morey's most heartbreakingly delicate site. It is a devastatingly lacey and mineral expression of red Burgundy.

Dujac Magic:
2010 Dujac Morey-St-Denis

Generally speaking, Dujac's line-up is amazing in how it respects no boundaries. Dujac makes epic Grand Cru red Burgundies, shockingly good whites, and, as today’s offer drives home, village-level wines that box well above their weight class. 

The Magic of Dujac:
2021 Domaine Dujac Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru

There's an unmistakeable magic to Dujac's wines.

The Go-To Bottle:
2022 Jouan Morey-St-Denis

The 2022 promises to be an absolutely lovely example of Jouan's Morey. The vintage produced beautifully expressive Burgundies with a shocking amount of lift.  All of the elements are in place for a not to be missed vintage of the Morey bottling. 

2018 Hubert Lignier

Lignier is one of the most consistent Burgundy producers that we know. Today, we're happy to offer our four favorite Lignier wines from the 2018 vintage at very sharp pricing.

In The Shadows of Grand Crus - 2017 Hubert Lignier
Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru Les Chaffots & Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes

Lignier is one of the most consistent Burgundy producers that we know. What we love about Lignier's wines is their rugged, soulful honesty.

Today, we're happy to offer two of Lignier's iconic wines, Morey 1er Cru Chaffots and Morey 1er Cru VV. 

The Magic of Dujac Revisited:
2016 Dujac Morey-St-Denis 1er Cru

In 2016, I searched extra hard for Dujac's Morey 1er Cru. Dujac's 2016s are simply gorgeous. 

"Iron hands in velvet gloves" - 2017 Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

Catching Lambrays in good form can be a transformative experience. Anyone who has been lucky enough to have old bottles of Clos des Lambrays knows how impressive the wines can be. Their 1949 is the most famous example.

The Exemplar - Gracefulness to the Extreme:
2017 Jouan Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbé

In the past handful of years, we've become obsessed with Jouan. For us, Clos Sorbé is the star.

Hauntingly Nuanced: 2015 Jouan Clos St-Denis

Jouan's wines possess a captivating mixture of perfume and delicacy. And the domaine reaches its absolute peak with their Clos St. Denis.

Unmediated Majesty:
2014 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche

"This very structured effort reminds me of some of the great old vintages made by Hubert in the late 1980s and early 1990s." -Burghound

"In a word, marvelous"
2014 Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru

In recent years, Clos des Lambrays has been on a tear.