Originally established as Morey et Fils (and son) in 1919 by Ferdinand Morey, as he worked alongside his father on their 5 acres of vines in the heart of Chassagne in the Côte-d’Or region of Burgundy. There the Morey family name can be traced back for more than five generations. Marc Morey took over in 1944 shortly after his father’s death, when he quickly expanded the property. Marc was joined in 1977 by his daughter Marie-Joseph and winemaker son-in-law, Bernard Mollard. Today, Marc’s granddaughter, Sabine Mollard, is in charge of the estate and has been winemaker since 2003. Since taking over, Sabine has adopted the ‘lutte raisonnée’ approach (reasoned fight) to farming the now 24-acre estate, where chemical treatments are used only when absolutely necessary. The old cellar lies under a magnificent old house, formerly a coaching inn and the family home for 100 years. The wines have always received plaudits, but there is a lighter touch of late, with more freshness and minerality. Sabine aims to capture finesse and freshness rather than opulence.

“Sabine Mollard is quietly going about producing some of Chassagne’s finest whites at Domaine Marc Morey, nestling just behind the church in the village.” – Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate (12/15)