2022 Technical Specifications

Drinking Window 2027–2038
Region Champ Gain
Tasting Notes Lime blossom, peach, citronella, hazelnut, oyster shell, citrus, baking spice, creamy texture, vibrant acidity and a long aftertaste.
Critics Ratings 95

2020 Technical Specifications

Drinking Window 2025–2035
Region Champ Gain
Tasting Notes Smoky new-oak character, lemon oil, white peach, citronella, sweet corn and a complex, mineral-laced aftertaste.
Critics Ratings 95

2016 Technical Specifications

Region Champ Gain
Tasting Notes Vineyard peach, fresh apricot, herbal infusion, kerosene, orange zest, white pepper and emerging minerality; very rich, fine-grained and long.
Critics Ratings 94

2015 Technical Specifications

Region Champ Gain
Production Details At Stephen Tanzer’s September 2017 barrel tasting, the sample was reported at 13.5% alcohol; this is barrel-sample context rather than a finished-bottle analysis.
Tasting Notes Citrus fruit, anise, mint, subtle viscosity, high-altitude freshness, penetrating mineral character, a dry finish and a tannic tea-like note.

2014 Technical Specifications

Region Champ Gain
Tasting Notes Subdued ripe peach, iodine, marzipan and truffle; dry, backward stone-fruit and mineral character with a long finish.

2013 Technical Specifications

Region Champ Gain
Production Details The reviewed 2013 came from vines reported as more than 45 years old; the vineyard was described as adjoining a quarry.
Tasting Notes Lemon, licorice, stony minerality, mineral dust and lemony acidity; penetrating, tightly structured and very long.

2010 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Drinking Window 2012 onward
Region Champ Gain
Tasting Notes White flowers, honey, apricot and mint, with weightless elegance, finesse and purity.

Producer Information

Address
1, ruelle Morlot, 21200 Beaune, Cote-d'Or, France
Phone
+33 3 80 24 99 98
Owner
Mounir Saouma; Rotem Saouma
Cellarmaster
Mounir Saouma

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