2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge, Morgeot, Clos de la Chapelle, 1er Cru, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

Monopole, new acquisition in 2021.Pale ruby. Very floral, light nose, essence of red fruits, violets and rosewater. There is a firm structure to this, but I have to say I’d like a little more flesh on the bones, though it’s not as diluted as some. Drink 2023 - 2033Matthew Hayes, JancisRobinson.com (June 2023)

Once again, there is very good freshness to the earthier aromas of various red berries, especially cherry, along with a touch of crushed fennel. Here too there is better volume and mid-palate density to the delicious and well-detailed medium-bodied flavors that terminate in a lingering and complex if somewhat rustic and dusty finale.Drink from 2027 onwardallen_meadows, burghound_com.com (January 2023)

The 2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Clos de la Chapelle 1er Cru comes from a 3.5-hectare parcel that necessitated three sorties through the vines due to variegated ripeness. It has an attractive frangipane and hazelnut-scented nose that is focused and opens with aeration. The palate is well balanced, not complex yet fresher than, say, the Puligny-Village, with a bit of bite towards the finish. Give this 12 months in bottle; it should evolve into a fine Chassagne.Seeing Sylvie Poillot at Domaine de la Vougeraie is always a pleasure. “We had a lot of frost in many areas and also the hailstorm three weeks after the frost, in Evocelles and then in La Justice,” she explains. “The summer was quite cool. Because of the frost, we had to wait to pick the harvest at the right time. We started the harvest on 17 September and finished in the Hautes Côtes on 1 October. There were days when there was no harvest, or we picked at two in the afternoon because we had to manage various ripeness levels. We used fewer whole bunches, and all the reds were de-stemmed except for Charmes-Chambertin, Bonnes-Mares, and Musigny. To make up the volume, we blended some lieux-dits, such as Volnay and Pommard. In Vosne-Romanée, we had just 14 twenty-kilo cases, hardly any, and this was blended into the Bourgogne Rouge because you cannot vinify that small volume. We also reduced the level of new oak with a maximum of 20% except for the Musigny, which is only two barrels. We used 450-litre barrels for the whites instead of the 228-litre barrels, using less new oak from the Citeaux forest.”Drink 2023 - 2032Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (January 2023)