Natural cork. The Abbaye de Morgeot is situated in the southern part of the wider Morgeot 1er Cru on the down slope towards Santenay. It has a deep soil of marl and limestone with an obvious reddish tinge to the eye due to the presence of iron elements in its soil. Morgeots, like many of the larger sites of the Côte d'Or is in fact a collection of smaller terroirs. Some of these are richer in clay and were historically planted to red grapes. The lime rich soils of the Abbaye de Morgeot lieu dit, like Tete du Clos, can produce one of the more elegant expressions of Morgeot, hence the separate labelling. The 2009 was looking sensational when tasted from bottle last month; wonderfully fleshy, perfectly ripe, with all kinds of stone fruit aromas and flavours and a crisp, citrusy, thirst-quenching close. Very, very long. Good now, it clearly has the density and balance to age.
"A ripe and classic Chassagne nose puts on display notes of resin, ripe yellow orchard fruit and soft pear aromas that give way to rich, round and quite supple medium-full flavors that possess good finishing depth and length. This is not as concentrated as the best of these Chassagne 1ers but I like the backend depth and persistence." Drink: 2014+ 89-92 points, Allen Meadows, Burghound, Issue 43