This is the former Domaine Louis Rémy in the heart of Morey-Saint-Denis.
Florian Rémy took over from his mother Chantal a few years ago. As to be expected, there were a few wobbles at the beginning, although the wines overall were solid. With this vintage, though, I think he’s gotten it down very well.
Harvesting began on 14 September and lasted four days. The wines contain about 10% whole clusters and alcohols are around 12.5º. There was no acidification.
We start with three negociant reds:
2017 Bourgogne Pinot Noir
From vines within the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis. The malo-lactic fermentation took place in October and November 2017, but the wine had just been racked. The wine is smooth, light, and pure with red cherry and red currant fruit. (88-90)
2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Seuvrées
The Gevrey shows good freshness and precision with black currant fruit in a smooth, medium-weight body. (90-92)
2017 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos des Ormes
Here we have dark fruits with great freshness and good tension. There’s some spice, too, and good concentration and precision. (91-93)
The remaining wines are estate wines:
2017 Morey-Saint-Denis Clos des Rosiers
This is the former garden behind the house, adjoining and just north of the Clos des Lambrays. The land may well be reclassified as premier cru, but that hasn’t happened yet. The fruits are red and dark, intense, and show good freshness, concentration, and finesse. This is very good village Morey. (89-92)
2017 Clos de la Roche
The Clos de la Roche has red cherry and other berry fruits. The body is smooth and medium-light with depth and richness. This is the first Clos de la Roche that I encountered that had some real tension in it. (91-94)
2017 Latricières-Chambertin
The Latricières-Chambertin features crisp, pure red cherry fruit. The wine has nice structure, some freshness, and good precision. It appears to be a wine one can drink young or hold. (92-95)
2017 Chambertin
Last in this tiny estate, the Chambertin is medium-weight with purity, intensity, penetration, and freshness. Red cherries dominate the fruits and the wine is light on the palate, but with richness and more body and muscle than the previous wines. (93-95)