{"product_id":"2023-caroline-morey-chassagne-montrachet-chambrees","title":"2023 Caroline Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 'Chambrees'","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Caroline Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 'Chambrées'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCôte de Beaune, Burgundy, France | 100% Chardonnay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTo understand Caroline Morey, it helps to understand the village that shaped her. The Morey family has been rooted in Chassagne-Montrachet since the mid-sixteenth century. It was her grandfather Albert who first began domaine bottling in 1950, and his prized parcels — passed to his son Jean-Marc and now to Caroline — carry the full weight of that unbroken lineage. When Jean-Marc retired in 2014, Caroline did not simply assume his label. She founded her own, on her own terms, with her own vision of what Chassagne should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThat she shares a cellar in Chassagne with her husband Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey has inevitably drawn comparisons, but Caroline has forged a distinct identity — particularly through her reds, and through a white wine style that prizes elegance and perfume over the reductive intensity that defines much of PYCM's range. In just a few vintages she has become one of the Côte de Beaune's most sought-after names, a producer whose allocation lists fill before most collectors have had a chance to respond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Chambrées is Caroline's village-level white and her most personal statement of what Chassagne can offer without Premier Cru ambition. The 2023 cuvée is drawn from three distinct old-vine parcels — Le Chêne, Les Masures, and La Bergerie — with vines averaging at least 40 years of age, planted in the 1960s and early 1990s. In a departure for this vintage, Caroline also incorporated new vines taken on en-fermage, expanding the blend's complexity while maintaining its characteristic restraint. Crucially, each parcel was vinified entirely separately before blending, allowing Caroline to calibrate the final assemblage with the precision of a Premier Cru.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe fruit is whole-cluster pressed and fermented with native yeasts in 350-litre French oak barrels, with approximately 25–30% new wood — a restrained figure that supports rather than dominates. No bâtonnage is employed; lees contact builds texture organically over the élevage, and the wine is bottled without filtration, consistent with the uncompromising approach shared across both labels in this cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn the glass, the 2023 shows a pale lemon and lime colour of crystalline clarity. The bouquet is immediately refined — perfumed and delicate, with white peach, lemon zest, acacia blossom, and subtle saline nuance, entirely free of any heavy or blocky character. True to the vintage, there is a lightness and transparency here that is deeply appealing: this is not a wine that announces itself, but one that rewards attention. The palate is elegant rather than weighty, with an incredibly clean line of acidity framing crisp orchard fruit and an understated layer of old-vine generosity that quietly exceeds village-level expectations. The finish is mineral-driven, persistent, and finely etched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrink:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2027–2032\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atherton Wine Imports","offers":[{"title":"750mL","offer_id":52210036932919,"sku":null,"price":167.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/0918\/2263\/files\/CarolineMorey.heic?v=1784049068","url":"https:\/\/www.brentwoodfinewines.com\/products\/2023-caroline-morey-chassagne-montrachet-chambrees","provider":"Brentwood Fine Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}