Auxey-Duresses 2022- David Moret

The grapes to produce the Auxey-Duresses David Moret were brought straight to the winery and pressed immediately upon arrival, in order to preserve delicate fruit flavours. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation took place in French oak barrels. The wine was aged for just over 12 months in 20% new French oak before bottling.

The vineyards of Auxey-Duresses, an appellation since 1937, are located just south of Saint Romain, planted on the hills that lead to Meursault. As such, the whites from Auxey-Duresses represent excellent value. The Chardonnay is sourced from 40-year-old vines planted on south-facing slopes, where the soils are predominately limestone and clay. Situated between 200 to 300 metres above sea level, the resulting wines have beautiful concentration and finesse.

David Moret is a micro-négociant making only white wines in his small cellar in Beaune. He studied oenology, but then went on to sell winemaking supplies before finally deciding to make wines himself. With no family-owned vines, he bought grapes to vinify, purchasing his first barrels in the late 1990s and starting the Moret-Nominé label in 2000. Since then, he has continued to buy small parcels of grapes from top growers, to vinify in his cellars. Fermented using indigenous yeasts, the wines are bottled without fining or filtration after the natural settling that occurs during their period in oak. David uses 20% new oak for his Villages wines and up to 40% new oak for his Premiers and Grands Crus.