The Chassagne Montrachet Vide Bourse is outstanding. Deriving its name from French for "empty change purse," this wine offers good value, especially for a Burgundy. It reveals a stony and minerally nose, admirably extracted fruit, and concentrated flavors of stones and flint. This long and impressive, medium to-full-bodied offering should age well for 7-8 years. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29.
While many producers mentioned millerandage (stunted growth of the fruit embryos) as the cause for their small yields in 1995, for Bernard Morey it was due to coulure (the dropping of flowers because of bad weather conditions). Whatever the reason for their occurrence, low yields can benefit consumers because the result is greater concentration of fruit. Morey and his two sons had bottled the whites during the end of August and the beginning of September, and were bottling the reds when I visited in January. Wines from this estate are generally full-bodied and thick, with excellent ripeness.
Importer: Vineyard Brands, Chester, VT; tel (802) 875-2139.
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