Caroline Morey Chassagne Montrachet Les Vergers 1er Cru 2022

Daughter of Jean-Marc Morey and wife of Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Caroline’s family is something of a powerhouse in the region. Recently Caroline has acquired some holdings of her own, after her father retired, and the wines are now being made with her husband. Winemaking is the same as PYCM, 350L barrels, no battonage for the whites and wild yeast. The results are, as you would expect, intense and driven styles that mirror those of Pierre-Yves.

Caroline Morey comes from a long line of vignerons based in the Cotes de Beaune and is also married to Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey. In 2014 Caroline took her share of some family vineyards from her father Jean-Marc and created her own domaine based in Chassagne-Montrachet, working out of brand new cellars built for Caroline and her husband.

For her first vintage in 2014 she had small holdings in Chassagne-Montrachet for both red and white together with small holdings in Santenay and Hautes Cotes de Beaune totaling just 2.4 hectares. With more vineyards added both from family and acquisitions in the last few years, the total is now 7 hectares in total for Caroline with roughly half for red and half for whites.