Description

Sylvain is a visionary who was trained by two formidable old-schoolers (his father Jean-Marc Morey and his grandfather Albert Morey) in the vines of his native Chassagne-Montrachet. He moved to the Luberon region of France and started Bastide du Claux, an ambitious project that earned him comparisons to the great Olivier Jullien or Vincent Goumard—both pioneers in their own rights. Sylvain the prodigal son returned to Burgundy after Jean-Marc’s retirement in 2014 to take over half of his father’s acreage, the other half going to his sister, Caroline, in keeping with Burgundian inheritance laws. Today, Sylvain oversees just under 10 acres. He brought back some of the Luberon’s freedom and possibility to the insular Cote d’Or, and uses his dual insider/outsider status to examine his family’s old vines with fresh eyes. Every one of his wines creates serious buzz; the Morey name guarantees an unforgettable bottle and that goes for the Passetoutgrain just as it does for the Premier Crus!