Marc Morey, Batard Montrachet 2013

Provenance: These wines come from the careful cellar of an elite Manhattan Hotel/Restaurant, having been assembled and curated by some of the most knowledgeable sommeliers in the nation.

Domaine Marc Morey was founded just after the first world war by Fernand Morey. The first vineyard holdings comprised just a couple of hectares in Chassagne-Montrachet. Marc Morey took over in 1944 following his father's death, when he quickly expanded the property. He started to bottle directly at the Domaine, and Marc Morey et Fils rapidly became a well respected name in the village. Marc's daughter Marie-Josephine and her husband Bernard joined the family business in 1977. 

Today, Marc's grand-daughter, Sabine Mollard, is in charge of the estate and has been the winemaker since 2003. The domaine's owns 9.5 hectares of vineyards in the Côte d'Or. Most of their vineyard sites are located in Chassagne-Montrachet. One hectare is planted to Pinot Noir and a small amount of Aligoté, while the majority of their plantings are Chardonnay.

Domaine Marc Morey owns over 90% of the Premier Cru, En Virondot. Morey owns 2 hectares of En Virondot will leasing 0.1 from a neighbor so they are the only producer for this vineyard. Sabine also owns smaller plots in the Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, as well as Premier Cru vines in St. Aubin and Puligny-Montrachet. Sabine practices the principles of lutte raisonée, or sustainable viticulture in all of her vineyards and is a firm believer of the concept that the best wines must start with great grapes.

Domaine Marc Morey's cellars are located directly under the century-old family home right in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet. Vinification is flexible according to the vintage, with the wines resting on their lees for on average 10 months for the whites and 15 months for the reds in a maximum of 30% new oak barrels. Sabine prefers that the wines' portrayal of terroir to be as expressive as possible.

94 Points CellarTracker

Mighty impressive. Broad-shouldered with concentrated white and yellow fruit. Nice and bright with a creamy texture. Long and surprisingly elegant. 5/29/2022

94 Points CellarTracker

White flowers, minerals, and tart fruit on the nose. It’s quite lean and nuanced and doesn’t quite have the power you’d expect of Batard Montrachet, but it’s absolutely lovely regardless. The palate has lots of acidity with citrus, chalk, green apples, and orange notes. Long finish. 1/1/2022

93 Burghound

The fresh and admirably dense nose is inexpressive to the point of being almost mute and only aggressive swirling succeeds in liberating glimpses of the acacia blossom, white and yellow orchard fruit and softly oaky aromas. There is excellent density, power and punch to the broad-shouldered flavors that exhibit an exquisitely balanced, long and wonderfully complex finish. This is terrific and possesses excellent development potential though note well that plenty of time will be required before this is completely ready for prime time. 06/2015