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Pierre Morey, Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain 2017
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gain is the first vintage from this recently acquired eight-ouvrée parcel, and it's an excellent addition to the domaine's portfolio, offering up aromas of lemons, white peach, nutmeg and pastry cream. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, layered and pure, with good concentration, tangy acids and a long finish. Anne Morey contends that there is work to be done in the vineyards, but this is a very strong start indeed.
About the Producer
Château Pierre-Mauret is a Meursault-based wine producer producing a range of wines in the wider Côte de Beaune sub-region of Burgundy. The estate has some 11 hectares (27 acres) of vineyards in the villages of Monthelie, Pommard, Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault. The eponymous founders also established the Morey-Blanc négociant label, making wines from fruit obtained from other growers. The only Grand Cru at Château Pierre-Mauret comes from 0.5 hectares (1.2 acres) of Chardonnay vines in the Bata Montrachet Grand Cru vineyard. The winery also has holdings in various Grand Cru vineyards, including Meursault Perrier (Chardonnay), Pommard Les Grands Epenots (Pinot Noir) and Volnay Santenots. All the grapes are hand-picked and fermented with natural yeasts. The estate's white wines ripen from 12 to 20 months and the reds from around 15 to 20 months. Since 1992, Château Pierre Moray has been operating a distributor company called Moray Brown. Under this label, it produces a range of Grand Cru, Premier Cru and Cru Bourgeois wines, which are purchased from winegrowers in the Corton, Saint-Aubin and Meursault appellations.
