Alice et Olivier De Moor "Bourgogne Chitry" Burgundy, France 2022

FROM LOUIS DRESSNER:

THE WINE: The vines from which the grapes were picked were grown in flinty limestone terroir which is the same as that which gives rise to the amazing wines created in the Chablis region next door. It is a pure Chardonnay and is classified as a Burgundy Village wine (the village being Chitry). The 2022 is a particular good vintage in Chitry. As always, the labels are created by the multi-talented Olivier.

THE PRODUCER: Alice and Olivier De Moor live and work in Courgis, a small village 7km southwest of Chablis. It is where Olivier grew up, and his “old” cellar, the part where he ages his Chablis in oak barrels, is underneath his grandparents' house. From the hill where Courgis sits, the view is of vineyards over hills all the way to the Chablis. Alice is from the Jura, and the two met at a large where Olivier was in charge of the vineyards. Both are Chablis estate enologists, graduates of the school, with enough knowledge to take a radically different direction for their vines and wines than their neighbors.

The De Moors have worked their vines organically since 2005, a rarity in their area. In 2002, they stopped using large harvest bins and replaced them with small boxes where the grapes are not crushed by their own weight. In 2007, they built a large and high-ceilinged winery, allowing them to do all their cellarwork by gravity. In 2008, they purchased a second-hand pneumatic pressto treat the grapes in the gentlest way possible. There is no SO2 use at harvest or during the winemaking.