2024 Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Monts Luisants, Maxime Cheurlin Noëllat

The northern part of the Grand Cru Clos de la Roche, on the slope above Morey-Saint-Denis, is called Mont Luisants and above this lieu-dit sits the 1er Cru of the same name. There is very little topsoil here before the root system encounters la roche mère which brings a wonderful lip-smacking stony character to the wine. Maxime doesn’t own the vineyard, but he works the 1.5 hectare plot and is careful to maximise the limestone quality that imparts so much energy into the wine. The tannins are gorgeously silky and there is a dreamy, almost endless sense of lift that beautifully frames the highly delineated, blue fruit that jumps from the glass. This was tasted several times this autumn and it was stunning every time. An impressive 93-95 pts from Jasper Morris, too!