Morey-Saint-Denis

Although this village has a prime location, sandwiched between Gevrey-Chambertin and Chambolle-Musigny, and is home to five Grands Crus (Clos de la Roche, Clos de Tart, Bonnes Mares, Clos des Lambrays and Clos Saint-Denis), Morey-Saint-Denis never seems to get the same limelight as either of its neighbours.

It’s perhaps partly because the wines are hard to define, often considered as sitting somewhere between Gevrey and Chambolle in style. The arrival of the Artémis group (of Ch. Latour, having purchased Clos de Tart) and LVMH (who bought Domaine des Lambrays) is starting to change all that, however.

While the village is known for its fine Pinot Noir, there are some top whites here – including from Premier Cru Monts Luisants (which sits next to Clos de la Roche), where Dujac farms a parcel of Chardonnay and Ponsot farms a parcel of Aligoté. Domaine Dujac and Domaine Ponsot are the most famous names based here, along with Domaine Arlaud, Domaine Robert Groffier, Domaine des Lambrays, Domaine du Clos de Tart, Domaine Hubert Lignier and FINE+RARE favourite Georges Lignier as well as the great-value wines of Henri Jouan.