After 22 vintages quietly shaping the wines at his family’s Domaine Bernard Moreau, Benoît Moreau stepped into the spotlight in 2020 with a domaine of his own. He brought with him 4.2 hectares of prized vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet and Saint-Aubin. These are parcels he had farmed for decades, now tended biodynamically and entirely by hand, horse, or small tractor. A patient, intuitive grower, Benoît favors tressage over hedging, native yeasts over control, and time over intervention. His whites are pressed gently and raised over two winters with little new oak. His reds are perfumed, silken, and shaped by a light touch. The wines hum with clarity and tension, an unmistakable signature from one of Burgundy’s most compelling new voices.
In 2021, Moreau extended his reach south to Beaujolais, acquiring 1.7 hectares of old-vine gamay in Beaujolais-Villages, Chiroubles, and Morgon. These wines are bottled under the L’Arlésienne label, named for the elusive figure in Provençal lore who is always spoken of but never seen. Farmed organically and vinified with the same restrained sensibility as his Burgundies, the Beaujolais wines are made with partial whole-cluster fermentations, native yeasts, and aging in stainless steel, amphora, or large neutral casks. While the vessels differ, the philosophy remains the same: wines of nuance and transparency, guided more by place and instinct than by recipe.
Corcelette is one of Morgon’s most beloved lieux-dits, prized for its sandy granite soils and elegant structure. Benoît’s half-hectare parcel sits on the southeastern edge of the cru and is farmed biodynamically, with whole-cluster inclusion adjusted according to the vintage. In 2023, fermentation was gentle and unforced, with a two-week infusion and no punch-downs. The wine was then aged for 18 months in 500-liter neutral oak barrels.
Moreau’s Corcelette is supple and dark-fruited, with a polished frame and fine, powdery tannins that set it apart from the airier style of his Chiroubles. It carries itself with subtle structure and persistent detail, showing the kind of refinement that makes Morgon one of Beaujolais’ most age-worthy crus.
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