2024 Domaine Sylvain Morey Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Charmois

The elegant Les Charmois 1er Cru Saint-Aubin from Domaine Sylvain Morey sparkles in the glass with a bright golden-yellow color. If you give it some air by swirling it in the wine glass, you will see a perfect balance in this white wine, as it is neither watery, nor syrupy, nor liqueur-like. Just as on the walls of the glass. On the nose, this white wine from Domaine Sylvain Morey reveals all kinds of pink grapefruit, lemon, lime, and grapefruit, and aromas such as sun-warmed pebbles and forest floor. On the palate, this balanced white wine is characterized by an incredibly velvety and light texture. In the finish, this cellarable white wine from the Burgundy wine region captivates with its beautiful length. Once again, there are hints of orange and grapefruit.

Sylvain Morey is a scion of a family whose winemaking history dates back 400 years, in Chassagne-Montrachet. He is the son of Jean-Marc Morey, a respected winemaker from the 1980s to 2014, and the brother of winemaker Caroline Morey, who is the wife of Pierre Yves Colin . As expected, Sylvain Morey also studied oenology in Beaune and Dijon. After gaining work experience in France and California, Sylvain returned to Burgundy. Shortly thereafter, in 1996, the desire to discover more and a meeting with Ludmila led him to the Luberon, to a vineyard shaped like a large oyster shell in the heart of Provence, north of Aix.

In 2014, Sylvain's father, Jean-Marc Morey, decided to split his eight-hectare estate. Sylvain and his sister Caroline (wife of Pierre-Yves Colin ) each received four hectares. Sylvain's plots are spread across the communes of Chassagne-Montrachet, Santenay, and Saint-Aubin. He also inherited the family home at the bottom of the village. That same year, he produced his first Burgundy wines under the Domaine Sylvain Morey label. However, with his deep Burgundian roots and the strong self-confidence gained from his two decades of winemaking in the Luberon, Sylvain has already made an impression in the wine world with his confident viticultural style. His wines, both red and white, display immense elegance and power, an excellent mineral texture, finesse, and can be aged for a long time. Sylvain Morey is a name to watch.