White and Red Burgundies from Sylvain-Morey
9/15/25 -
It seems like the last name Morey is synonymous with Burgundy. With that, it can sometimes be confusing to follow along. Sylvain Morey is the brother of Caroline Morey (wife of Pierre-Yves Colin) and the son of Jean-Marc Morey. In 2014 Jean-Marc Morey was dissolved and split up between Sylvain and Caroline making what was a small family domaine much smaller! Working fewer than 3 hectares Sylvain has made a name for himself for creating wines that are richly textured with firm mineral structure. Due to the size of this domaine, it is incredibly rare for anyone to get much of these wines, but our Rosenthal rep was able to gather enough for us to offer them to you today. Quantities vary depending on the cuvee but we are excited to have a fair bit available of Aligoté, Passetoutgrain, and Chassagne rouge! Sprinkled in you will see some very difficult to find bottles of White Burgundy.
We are particularly excited about the Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge, 50 years ago 70% of the appellation wines were red, today that number is less than 25%. Sylvain Morey creates wines that shows off everything that reds from Chassagne-Montrachet can be. This fantastic villages-level rouge comprises old selection-massale Pinot Noir from 3 plots: La Bressonne (0.5-ha planted in 1956), Les Lombardes, (0.25-ha. in 1967), and Les Chambres (0.2-ha. from 1974). It is made from 30% whole cluster vinification followed by a slow, gentle extraction. Aged for 18 months in 350-liter demi-muids. This is a powerful but elegant style of Chassagne Rouge with strong notes of spice, and cherries and plum. There is great energy with acidity here, excellent for drinking now or cellar it for 3-5 years. An incredible representation of an often overlooked village red Burgundy. It shows amazing value for village-level wines that don't come around often. Stock up now, you'll be glad you did!
-Hanna Krilov Cohen
