Top Morey-St-Denis 2019 en primeur wines
Charles Curtis MW rounds up his top-scoring wines spanning the Morey-St-Denis appellation from the 2019 vintage.
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Harvest dates varied in Morey, although this was more a reflection of individual style than varying conditions.
Domaine Dujac was among the first to pick. They picked the young Pinot Noir at risk of sunburn first before moving on to Puligny-Montrachet on September 10 and 11 and finishing the reds by September 19.
Overall, he was satisfied with the size of the crop, which ended up being larger than that of 2020, but smaller than those from 2016 – 2018, and also more homogeneous.
Alec Seysses feels the slightly larger yields of recent vintages help to balance the rising temperatures of global warming. ‘Under-ripeness is no longer the issue in Burgundy; over-ripeness is the thing you have to be careful of.’
Everyone had slightly different challenges.
Jacques Devauges recently made the switch from Clos de Tart to Clos des Lambrays and began converting the property to organic certification.
Yields were reduced to 15hl/ha by the combined effects of the conversion, the disruption to flowering and the two heatwaves.
Domaine Hubert Lignier was among the last to pick here, between September 16 and 24.
Laurent Lignier was pleased with the results: ‘2018 was more tannic, but 2019 showed more finesse, with a beautiful density all the same.’
See Charles Curtis MW’s top-scoring Morey-St-Denis 2019 tasting notes and scores
See also
Full Burgundy 2019 vintage report
Chablis 2019: Full vintage report and top-scoring wines
Hubert Lignier, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
<p>Produced from old-vine fruit from Monts Luisants giving tiny yields. Produced with about one-third whole clusters and one-third new casks for ageing, the wine opens...
2019
Hubert LignierClos de la Roche Grand Cru
Domaine des Lambrays, Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
The deep purple/ruby colour of the 2019 and the intense blackberry and cassis fruit aromas speak to the youthful vibrancy of this impressive wine. The...
2019
Domaine des LambraysClos des Lambrays Grand Cru
Domaine Dujac, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Dujac's Clos de la Roche holdings include parcels in the original Clos de la Roche heart of the vineyard, in Monts Luisants and in Les...
2019
Domaine DujacClos de la Roche Grand Cru
Domaine Dujac, Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Produced from two parcels, one on the heavier red clay soils and another on the chalky white soil at the top of the slope. The...
2019
Domaine DujacBonnes-Mares Grand Cru
Domaine Bruno Clair, Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Most of Bruno Clair's large parcel of Bonnes-Mares is planted to old vines that stretch from the bottom of the slope to the top in...
2019
Domaine Bruno ClairBonnes-Mares Grand Cru
Domaine Georges Roumier, Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
From the 1.6ha owned by the domaine over several plots throughout the appellation, this is a blend that has produced a sublime result. 80% of...
2019
Domaine Georges RoumierBonnes-Mares Grand Cru
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
The de Vogüé holding in Bonnes-Mares is 2.7ha in size, almost all of it on the red clay soils called terres rouges, which gives deep...
2019
Domaine Comte Georges de VogüéBonnes-Mares Grand Cru
Hospices de Beaune, Dujac elevage, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Produced by the Hospices from their parcel in the Froichots section of Clos de la Roche by Ludivine Griveau and her team, and matured at...
2019
Hospices de BeauneClos de la Roche Grand Cru
Domaine Ponsot, Clos St-Denis Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Produced from Ponsot’s métayage agreement with the Mercier family, whose vines were planted in 1905. It is made as Ponsot believes wines were made two...
2019
Domaine PonsotClos St-Denis Grand Cru
Domaine Dujac, Clos St-Denis Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
The domaine owns two parcels of Clos-St-Denis: 1.1ha down the slope from Ponsot and 0.37ha in the Lieu-dit Calouère. Here, the cold maceration and whole...
2019
Domaine DujacClos St-Denis Grand Cru
Domaine Ponsot, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Ponsot is the largest landowner here, with old vines whose average age is 65 years. Everything at Ponsot is calculated for maximum purity of expression:...
2019
Domaine PonsotClos de la Roche Grand Cru
Domaine Armand Rousseau, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Produced from three parcels: two in the original Clos de la Roche vineyard and almost 1ha in Les Fremières. Aged in used casks like the...
2019
Domaine Armand RousseauClos de la Roche Grand Cru
Maison Olivier Bernstein, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
A spectacular wine. This is produced from 50-year-old vines in the original Clos de la Roche. More than 60% of the grapes were fermented as...
2019
Maison Olivier BernsteinClos de la Roche Grand Cru
Hubert Lignier, Morey-St-Denis, 1er Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Produced from a single parcel lying down-slope from Clos de la Roche, running from Faconnières to Les Chenevery. The fruit is mostly destemmed and slowly...
2019
Hubert LignierMorey-St-Denis
Domaine Georges Roumier, Morey-St-Denis, 1er Cru Clos de la Bussière, Burgundy, France, 2019
From a 2.59ha monopole of the domaine in Morey and fermented a bit more than half as whole clusters. The result is impressively dense, with...
2019
Domaine Georges RoumierMorey-St-Denis
Domaine Dujac, Morey-St-Denis, 1er Cru Monts Luisants, Burgundy, France, 2019
From a 0.6ha parcel of Chardonnay that Dujac rents, this has noticeably more depth and nuance than the village-level white. This is a substantial, serious...
2019
Domaine DujacMorey-St-Denis
Hubert Lignier, Morey-St-Denis, 1er Cru Les Chaffots, Burgundy, France, 2019
This comes from a half-hectare located upslope from the Clos-St-Denis, where Lignier is the owner of one third of the appellation. The vines were planted...
2019
Hubert LignierMorey-St-Denis
Louis Jadot, Clos St-Denis Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
From vines in the original heart of Clos-St-Denis belonging to the Gagey family, this is produced with 50% whole clusters, producing complex aromatics that range...
2019
Louis JadotClos St-Denis Grand Cru
Domaine Amiot-Servelle, Clos St-Denis Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
Produced from a 0.17ha parcel from Christian Amiot's family. The steep site in marly soils is densely planted to old vines of small clusters with...
2019
Domaine Amiot-ServelleClos St-Denis Grand Cru
Domaine Dujac, Morey-St-Denis, 1er Cru, Burgundy, France, 2019
This is a blend of four different lieux-dits, including Les Ruchots (which forms a majority of the blend) along with Clos Sorbé, Les Millandes and...
2019
Domaine DujacMorey-St-Denis
Domaine Bruno Clair, Rue de Vergy, Morey-St-Denis, Burgundy, France, 2019
Produced from the 0.54ha parcel planted to Pinot Noir at the top of the slope of Clos de Tart, almost directly in the limestone. These...
2019
Domaine Bruno ClairMorey-St-Denis
Domaine Ponsot, Les Monts Luisants, Morey-St-Denis, 1er Cru Clos des Monts Luisants, Burgundy, France, 2019
Produced from nearly 1ha of vines from high up on the Monts Luisants slope. The fruit is picked late, even in a year like 2019,...
2019
Domaine PonsotMorey-St-Denis