Sylvain Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc 2022 SF Chronicle Raised 18 months in used

Raised 18 months in used barrels

and the complex addition of coffee beans

The 2017 has the texture and weight you'd expect from old Semillon vines on Sauternes soils

and its blue-tinted volcanic stone

And for good reason: it's really

Sylvain Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc 2022 SF Chronicle Raised 18 months in usedFrom a parcel yielding just over 100 cases annually, Sylvain Morey's village Chardonnay balances creamy restraint with vibrant acidity. Aged in barriques with only 25% new wood, the wine shows lemon and lime curd characters with a mineral backbone and subtle dryness in the finish. This precise, medium bodied expression captures the essence of Chassagne's limestone soils through understated elegance.