Domaine Clos de Tart Clos de Tart Grand Cru 2019

Clos de Tart is a walled Grand Cru monopole in Morey-Saint-Denis that has never been divided in nine centuries.

The Clos was planted by the Cistercian nuns of the Abbaye de Tart in 1141 and has had only four owners since: the nuns until 1791, the Marey-Monge family to 1932, the Mommessin family to 2018 and, from April that year, the Pinault family's Artémis Domaines. At 7.53 hectares it is the largest of Burgundy's five Grand Cru monopoles, which is why its clay and limestone has never been carved up between growers in the way most grands crus have. Those soils shift markedly from one end of the site to the other, so the vineyard is worked as roughly 27 separate plots, each picked and fermented apart and assembled only at blending; the average vine age is around sixty years. Alessandro Noli has been estate director since March 2019. The vineyard was certified organic from the 2018 vintage and biodynamic from 2019, and a new wooden vat room replaced the stainless steel in time for that harvest, allowing plot-by-plot fermentation on natural yeasts.

Built for the long haul and best given a decade or more in a cool cellar. Serve at 16-18°C with roast game birds, duck or a mature hard cheese.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.