Notes from Grand Cru Selections:

“It’s impossible to discuss the current state of affairs at Domaine Morea-Naudet without mentioning Virginie’s husband who died just before the 2016 harvest at just 47 years old. He came from a family of vignerons, as far back as the 17th century, but domaine name itself only came into existence in 1950, following the marriage of Marie Naudet and Ren Moreau Stphane taking on the domaine from his father, Roger, in 1993. Stphanes inspiration had been the likes of Vincent Dauvissat and Didier Dagueneau – the later served as further inspiration for the domaine’s distinctive label. Today it is Virginie and Stephane’s right hand women, Coco leading the domaine forward.

From a one-hectare parcel of 50-year-old vines within the lieu-dit Chapelot, Moreau-Naudet’s Monte de Tonnerre is consistently their most mineral driven wine. The soils are sandy with a rocky topsoil and rich in Kimmeridgian limestone.“

Wine Advocate:

“With 12.5% alcohol, Moreau-Naudets 2023 Chablis 1er Cru Monte de Tonnerre is another success this year, soaring from the glass with a bouquet of beeswax, honeysuckle and crisp orchard fruit. Matured in a combination of old wood (30%) and tank, its medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated yet with good tension and structured around racy acids, with ample chalky extract and a long, sapid finish. It derives from a parcel just next to Raveneaus.“