Type

White Wine

Appellation

Bourgogne Chitry

Variety

Chardonnay

Oliver Morin produces two cuvées of Chitry - both come from the domaine's own sustainably farmed vineyards which are plowed and grass-covered. The wines are vinified with native yeast and aged on the lees in stainless steel tanks. Constance comes from younger vines and is released early with a fresh and light profile, while Olympe comes from older vines and is aged for at least 18 months in barrels to give a richer, fuller wine. If one wanted to simplify, one could say that Constance is the village wine, and Olympe the 1er cru.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Chitry le Fort

Soil type

Kimméridgian limestone and clay with lots of fossils

Vines planted in1960s, 1990s, 2010s

Vineyard size8.5 ha Chardonnay total

ExpositionSouth-south east, and north on top of the hillsides

Altitude200m

Vinification

Spontaneous yeasts, spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in barrels

Elevage18 months in barrels

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/FilteringBottled without filtration after a light fining

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More about
the producer

Olivier Morin

Founded in 1992

14 hectares

Olivier Morin can trace his ancestry in the village of Chitry le Fort back for countless generations. His home was built by his great-great-grandparents, and his grandfather was one of the first vignerons in Chitry to bottle his own wines. Chitry lies nestled in a small valley just at the edge of Chablis, and together with his wife Nelly, Olivier Morin follows his calling to produce and promote the wines of Chitry.

Morin’s 14 hectares of vines are farmed thoughtfully and sustainably. He uses natural grass cover, no herbicides, organic compost, and green harvests to ensure that the best quality fruit. Beginning in 2020, all the vineyards are farmed organically and they'll be certified in 2022. The cellar is half-buried in the hillside above the village to allow him to work...