Sylvain Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc 2022 SF Chronicle The 2017 has the texture

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

upholstered Tempranillo

and the complex addition of coffee beans

and its blue-tinted volcanic stone

and allspice

Sylvain Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Blanc 2022 SF Chronicle The 2017 has the textureFrom 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.