The vine

• Plot /climat

  Murgers des dents de Chien

• History

  This climat is one of the most renowned in the entire village. It is a very stony area, with "Murgers" meaning "piles of stones" in the Burgundian dialect. Their sharp shapes are said to look like a dog's teeth.

• Soil

  The soil is composed of silt and Bathonian limestone. Also, several murgers can be found nearby.

• Our plot(s)

  37a 10ca. The plot was planted in 1990. Located above the Grand Cru Montrachet, this climat marks the upper boundary of the vineyard on the Puligny-Montrachet side (at 350 meters elevation).

The wine

• Description

  100% Chardonnay, handpicked grapes, raised in oak casks.

• Taste

  Clear robe with golden-green highlights. Expressive nose combining orchard and stone fruits, with a subtle reductive note. The mouth is mineral and generous, with a saline finale. Toasty notes from the aging process add complexity and charm to this wine.

• Serving temperature

  12/14°C. Recent vintages may be decanted to enhance the aroma.

The vintage

• 2023 - An year of plenitude. The 2023 spring weather was unsettled, with many storms that fortunately did not have damage on the vineyards. Thanks to a high rainfall in August, grapes were numerous and juicy. We feared that achieving perfect maturity would be a challenge because of the high volume of grapes, but the fruits finished ripening and the aromas concentrated extremely fast thanks to an unexpected heatwave that hit us at the beginning of September. It is also around that time that harvest started (on the 5th of September). Yeast did transform sugar into alcohol at a relatively slow pace, alcoholic fermentation finished in December. While tasting, we get a dominance of fruit driven aromas and a gourmet, elegant vintage. We note that 2023 is more refined than 2020 vintage for both reds and whites. What a blessed vintage!