- Certified biodynamic
- 100% Pinot Noir
- A walled clos that is on the Chambolle-Musigny side of Morey
- Just below Bonnes Mares and Clos de Tart, with the great 1er Cru Chambolle Sentiers directly adjacent
- Considered by many to be the top 1er cru in Morey
- The walls on 3 sides protect the vineyard from a cold north wind, lending the grapes perfectly balanced ripeness each year
- 60+ year old vines
- Indigenous yeast
- Aged in barrel
- Unfined and unfiltered
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
France
Region:
Burgundy
Appellation:
Morey St. Denis
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | FR-ARD-33-22 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2024-01-21
"Dense and structured, this Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru boasts a lovely concentrated blackberry fruit aroma with hints of earth, smoke, and savoury game notes. The texture is robust, and the length is impressive. It seems very 'Morey' in its slightly rustic nature, yet it is right on the border with Chambolle, below the Clos de Tart (and Bonnes Mares, which borders it) on iron-bearing oolitic limestone. The domaine farms nearly three-quarters of a hectare here; the grapes are partially destemmed, gently fermented, and aged before being bottled unfined and unfiltered."
Vinous
Score
93-95
Date
2025-07-01
Jasper Morris, MW
Score
92-95
Date
2025-07-01
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2023
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2025-01-01
2023
Wine Advocate
Score
91-93
Date
2025-01-01
Jasper Morris, MW
Score
94-97
Date
"5 star"
Jasper Morris, MW
Score
94-96
Date
2022-08-11
Vinous
Score
92-94
Date
2022-08-11
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2025-10-09
"The 2021 Morey-Saint-Denis Les Ruchots 1er Cru has some whole cluster influence on the nose, with stems intertwining with dark berry fruit and hints of Lapsang Souchong. It coheres nicely with aeration, though there is an animal touch, perhaps a little Brettanomyces. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, quite linear and focused, pure black cherry and raspberry fruit laced with sous-bois and black tea. It is just the finish that lacks the precision of a really top Morey-Saint-Denis, but perhaps that will manifest with time. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting."
Wine Advocate
Score
91-93
Date
2023-09-26