Winemaker Notes
A fine accompaniment to flavorful meat dishes. Its tannins will engage better with wild fowl than with young veal. Furred game, braised or roasted, will be complemented by the wine's rich texture and the long tannins will persist until the juices of the fragrant meat are fully extracted. These same tannins will also bring out the flavor of a good entrecote steak or a thick rib of beef. Washed rind cheeses also make a very good pairing.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Morey St Denis Cuvee des Grives has a crisp red cherry, kirsch and rose petal-scented bouquet. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, candied red fruit with a pinch of white pepper, leading to quite a structured finish that exerts a gentle grip.
Range:88-90
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
While Morey-St-Denis of Burgundy might not get the same attention as its neighbors, Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south, there is no reason why it shouldn’t. The same line of limestone runs from the Combe de Lavaux in Gevrey—all the way through Morey—ending in Chambolle.
There are four grand cru vineyards, moving southwards from the border with Gevrey-Chambertin: Clos de la Roche, Clos St-Denis, Clos des Lambrays, Clos de Tart and a small segment of Bonnes-Mares overlapping from Chambolle. Clos de la Roche is probably the finest vineyard, giving wines of true depth, body, and sturdiness for the long haul than most other vineyards.
Pinot Noir from Morey-St-Denis is known for its deep red cherry, blackcurrant and blueberry fruit. Aromas of spice, licorice and purple flowers are present in the wines’ youth, evolving to forest and game as the wine ages.