Appellations
Grand Cru · Côte de Nuits
Clos Saint-Denis
Morey-Saint-Denis · red · 6
The village's namesake, and the most perfumed of its four grands crus.
Under the vines
Lighter and more limestone-rich than Clos de la Roche next door.
In the glass
Silky and aromatic, closer to Chambolle than to Gevrey in feel.
Why it sits here
Gave the commune the second half of its name in 1927.
Commonly misread
Its vintages. The Kurniawan fraud offered it in years the best-known domaine had never produced.
Names worth knowing
Dujac, Ponsot, Jadot, Bertagna