Domain Charles Noellat Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru - Les Chaffots 2013 Bottle (75cl)
The 2013 Domaine Charles Noellat Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Chaffots is a red Burgundy wine made from 100% Pinot Noir, produced by the Noellat family. It originates from the Les Chaffots climat, classified as a Premier Cru within the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation in the Côte de Nuits commune of the same name. This single-plot cuvée combines the 2013 vintage with the expression of a precisely identified lieu-dit within the appellation.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Morey Saint Denis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Charles Noellat
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Chaffots
- Millésime
- 2013
Domaine Charles Noellat
Domaine Charles Noëllat was a vineyard in Vosne-Romanée, established in the early 20th century by Charles Noëllat and his wife Anne-Marie, known as Laure. Its vineyard, which included plots in Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Richebourg and Grands-Échezeaux, was broken up after 1987; the majority of the remaining land was sold to Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1988. Since 2013, a separate Maison Charles Noëllat has been reviving the family name through the selection, ageing and marketing of Burgundy wines, without this constituting a takeover of the historic wine estate.
- Owner
- Famille Noellat
Histoire du domaine
The Noëllat family has been involved in Burgundian wine-growing since the 17th century and was originally based in Meuilley, near Nuits-Saint-Georges. In the 19th century, Félix Noëllat established the family estate in Vosne-Romanée. His son Charles Noëllat, born in 1868, founded the estate bearing his name in the early 20th century with his wife Anne-Marie, known as Laure. Having been called up during the First World War, Charles left Laure to continue managing and developing the estate. By the 1930s, the estate covered around 25 hectares and included plots in several appellations of the Côte de Nuits, including Romanée-Saint-Vivant. Charles died in 1939; following the death of their son André in 1941, Laure and their daughter Geneviève ensured the estate’s continuity throughout the war. In 1947, Christian Moreau, Geneviève’s husband, joined the business. Their daughter Anne-Marie took over its management in 1976. Following Geneviève’s death in 1987, disputes over the estate led to the vineyard being broken up; the largest remaining portion, reported to be 12 hectares at the time of sale, was acquired by Lalou Bize-Leroy in 1988 and incorporated into Domaine Leroy. The current Maison Charles Noëllat was relaunched in 2013 by Stéphane, a descendant of Charles Noëllat, and Antoine Laurent; it selects Burgundy wines and ages and bottles its ‘Hommage à Bligny-lès-Beaune’ range.
Les Chaffots
Les Chaffots is a climate officially classified as Premier Cru of the AOP Morey-Saint-Denis, located entirely within the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis. It occupies the upper part of the slope, above the Grand Cru Clos Saint-Denis, in an elevated sector close to the combe. A source specifically dedicated to this climate describes a steep slope and fossiliferous stones; the east-southeast exposure and the altitude of around 330 meters are, however, only documented for a producer's plot and cannot be generalized with certainty to the entire boundary.
- Vineyard commune
- Morey-Saint-Denis
- Origin of the vineyard name
- According to Domaine Michel Magnien, "Chaffots" is said to designate places where haylofts were located; the name could also evoke a scaffold or gallows linked to manorial justice, this second interpretation being presented as a hypothesis.
- Slope
- steep slope
- Soil
- stony soil containing fossiliferous stones
- Subsoil and geology
- fossiliferous limestone substrate, according to the geological description dedicated to the climate
Histoire de la parcelle
Les Chaffots appears on the official list of the twenty climates that can complete the name of the AOP Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru. The AOC Morey-Saint-Denis was established in 1936. The consulted sources do not allow establishing a specific ancient history for the entire climate with greater precision; the available medieval mentions mainly concern the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis as a whole.
