14.2% abv, imported by Paris Wine Company, Benencia, CA. Henderson Selections importer. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day.
The regional Burgundy appellation of Bourgogne Chitry was created in 1993 to showcase wines from the village of Chitry-les-Fort about an hour south of Chablis by car. Still minuscule today by comparison to most Bourgogne villages, Chitry wines can evoke a comparison to Chablis in their aromas and high-acid structure. I was thrilled to find the offering from Morin stateside.
Notes from the BIVB: “This charming Medieval village is notable for its fortified tower and church of Saint-Valérien. It is also a typical winegrowing village set out between cherry orchards, farmland, and 67 hectares of vines. The village is tucked into an amphitheater open to the west, notched into by small valleys. The vineyard is located on slopes facing north-northwest and south-southeast, at between 195-300m above sea level. The soil is made up of limestone and marl-limestone formations from the Middle and Upper Jurassic.”
Tasting note: Medium gold with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of orange blossom, acacia, apricot, crème caramel, wet stones, chalk, petrichor, apple mint and fennel leaf. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acidity, medium+ body, medium+ alcohol, medium+ flavor intensity and a medium finish with flavors of sea salt, lemon curd, butter, yellow apple, Anjou pear and tarragon leaf. Drink now or through 2025, this wine is very good: 9.2/10.