Domaine Vincent & Sophie Morey

 Sophie and Vincent Morey both come from families of wine-growers. They set up their own domaine in 2006 and had their first harvest in 2007. When Vincent's father Bernard Morey, a leading personality in the village of Chassagne-Montrachet, took his retirement, Vincent took over the a part of the holding. He already had twenty years' experience behind him. After studies at Beaune's "Lycée Viticole" and work-experience at Saint-Emilion in the B...

Vincent and Sophie Morey treat their vineyards as if they were gardens. "Fine wines start with good grapes," they declare in unison. Vincent is definite on the point: "Wine-making is like cooking: The basic ingredients have to be right." In the vineyard, strict attention to detail is the order of the day. "There's no secret. It's a matter of devoting the necessary time to the job. The whole team understands this. It's what I learnt from my fat...

In november, the vines get their first pruning. Definitive final pruning takes place in February-March: Guyot style for the Chardonnay, and Cordon de Royat for the reds. The cuttings are burned on the spot in a wheeled incinerator in the old Burgundian way. At the same time, up to the end of March, replacement vines and new plantings are going on, together with repairs to the system of training wires. This is also the time for ploughing betwee...