Benoît Moreau Volnay 1er Cru 'Santenots' 2022

Limited availability – max. 1 bottle per customer

Since splitting with his brother Alex at Domaine Bernard Moreau and dividing their father’s exceptional vineyard holdings between them, Benoît Moreau has wasted no time in staking a claim as one of Burgundy’s most in-demand winemakers.

Benoît farms 4ha of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir across Chassagne-Montrachet, including vines in the distinguished 1er Crus ‘Les Fairendes’, ‘La Maltroie’, and ‘Les Grandes Ruchottes’. 

A proponent of biodynamics and cutting-edge farming methods such as tressage – the laborious and highly skilled practice of braiding the vine canopy – Benoît is increasingly recognised as one of the Côte de Beaune’s most talented growers.
 
Pressed slowly and fermented using native yeasts, the domaine’s whites spend 18 months in barrel, their seductive aromatics and supple textures underscored by incredible energy and mineral tension, while Benoît uses light infusions to produce delicately perfumed reds that continue to fly under the radar of many Burgundy lovers.

Building on a sensational debut vintage from his own vines in 2021, Benoît’s 2022s are impressing critics with their added refinement and finesse – as such, there are now few harder Burgundy allocations to secure.

Refined and compact, uncoiling with floral red fruit.