David Moret Auxey-Duresses Blanc 2024

David Moret Auxey-Duresses Blanc

Region: Burgundy, France

Vintage: 2024

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Chardonnay

ABV: 12.5%

On the nose, this Auxey-Duresses has aromas of lemon peel, sweet pastry and hints of struck match. On the palate, the wine has a lovely round texture, which is well balanced with racy acidity and citrus fruit flavours, which linger on the finish.

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 41-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.

Upon arrival at the winery, the Chardonnay grapes were gently whole bunch pressed and gravity fed into 228-litre French oak 'fûts' where they underwent fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Following fermentation, the wine went through malolactic fermentation and was aged in these same French oak barrels for a period of time. The final blend was assembled, and the wine was bottled without fining or filtration

David Moret is a micro-négociant who makes 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 his own 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.