2023 Domaine des Lambrays Morey-St-Denis

While village wines usually come from vineyards at the flat bottom of the cote, this is something else. The Lambrays Morey-St-Denis comes from 2 plots, one above Clos de Tart, the other above Clos des Lambrays. The grapes from these high sites are always the last to be harvested in the domaine’s portfolio. The lovely perfume here is cherryish and floral, vivid and classy. And while the wine is fresh and tense, it is nicely bodied with plenty of matter, and not thin at all (as might be the hazard in wines from some high-placed sites). A lovely vintage for this wine, and it could easily pass for a classy premier cru. (NT 24/12/24)