| This hot
new domaine produces a minuscule number of
bottles that Burgundy trainspotters are
already feverishly hunting down. We have their
2018s in-stock now, in extremely limited
quantities. |
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 NEW IN PORTFOLIO • IN-STOCK |
| Domaine Moron-Garcia |
| Burgundy’s “it” boys take hand-crafting
to the max |
 Mathieu Moron and Pierre-Olivier Garcia of Moron-Garcia (photo: Winehog) |
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This is not an
everyday operation, as some of the wines are made in
a time-consuming but also quality oriented way that
can best be described as borderline crazy or, more
generously, with an extreme focus on quality and
detail. — Steen Öhman, Winehog |
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Burgundy continues to evolve with a continuous
stream of talented and ambitious growers trying to
chart a direction for its future. These growers
may represent a new generation of sons and
daughters taking over their family domaines, or
resourceful new micro-negociant startups, or in
the case of this tiny address nestled in
Nuits-Saint-Georges, a bit of both. |
Domaine Moron-Garcia is owned and managed by Mathieu Moron and Pierre-Oliver Garcia, who in their modest-sized cellar in Nuits-Saint-Georges are making some fabulous wines that have gotten Burgundy sleuths and trainspotters all excited of late.
Before starting out with their venture, these childhood friends had been working at different domaines, coincidentally both as viticulturists. Mathieu was the vineyard manager at Domaine D’Eugenie (formerly Domaine René Engel) while Pierre-Olivier (who is the son of Burgundy’s leading geologist Jean-Pierre Garcia, a close colleague of Jean-Yves Bizot) was at Château de Prémeaux.
Domaine Moron-Garcia was born when Mathieu’s father gave him a small parcel of vines in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The friends immediately proceeded to buy a house in the centre of Nuits town and promptly converted it into a winery. The first vintage for the estate was 2016, in which they produced a microscopic quantity of 2,700 bottles.
As with most of their generation, care for the environment is a top priority for this duo. Mathieu and Pierre-Olivier have sought to restore biodiversity in the vineyards, something they feel has been lost in the region due to the focus on single-crop farming. Their ‘eco-attitude’ means they experiment with growing cereal crops, ploughing with horses, planting trees and even using chickens to graze the land, in an attempt to bring back bees and butterflies to their owned vineyards. In their own words, their wine estate is “dedicated to agro-experimentation”.
To supplement their tiny crop, they also source grapes from a network of grower friends with whom they work very closely. It goes without saying that the vines are also farmed organically and they must be no less than 30 years old. Mathieu and Pierre-Olivier closely track the viticultural process of those vineyards and are directly involved during the harvest.
With vineyards that cover 2.5 hectares, this boutique outpost produced just over 9,000 bottles in 2018. (This level of diminutiveness reminds us of Domaine Bizot, but we digress.)
 Grapes which had been destemmed baie par baie (i.e., berry by berry) |
What sets these guys apart from other wineries is their obsessive care and attention to detail, which is bordering on crazy by most definitions. It took 50 people 10 days to harvest and hand-sort the grapes for their meagre 2.5 hectares.
However, if there is one thing that defines the spirit of innovation and perfectionism at Moron-Garcia, it is this: a rigorous and painstakingly manual destemming process using scissors, referred to as baie par baie (or berry by berry), in which they trim each grape off the stem one at a time, leaving intact only the very end of the stem that is attached to the berry. This technique takes 30 people an entire day to complete one single barrel, yet the duo think this is worth it as it results in enhanced aromas and complexity in the finished wine.
Moron-Garcia are advocates of low-intervention winemaking, and fermentation is carried out spontaneously by wild yeasts. In the cellar they work with gravity so the wine is never pumped from tank to tank. They use no new oak, believing its character inhibits the wine’s ability to express its origin. Barrel ageing lasts for 12 months. Only once during the whole process is sulphur added to stabilise the wine.
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Moron-Garcia
produces vivid, energetic wines with character and
substance. The wines have lovely complexity and a
style unique to the estate, and they are made with
refinement and a lovely expression of terroir. — Steen Öhman |
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 Pierre-Olivier Garcia leading us on a tasting last November |
Last November, we visited the domaine to check out how the 2018s were doing. The wines were all already in vat, waiting for bottling. What struck us immediately was just how small the winery was and that the assembly vats they were using looked more like toys compared to the regular vats we see at other places. Pierre-Olivier drew each wine as he guided us through the tasting.
The wines had an immense concentration about them, lush and sweet, telling of the vintage, but with a crunchy quality that kept them light on their feet. They delivered freshness and terroir details with impressive articulation. Their expressions are unique; we could not liken them to the style of any Burgundy we have ever tasted. There is a sense of modernity around them, not in terms of the way the wine was dressed, but in terms of their upbeat, dynamic disposition; you just know these were the brainchild of fresh, ambitious minds. Yet there is also a steadfast, serious aspect to the wines that is reassuringly old school, a nod to the heritage of the land. They have gumption and an undeniable sophistication, all of the elements coexisting in harmony even at this stage in their lives. These wines will age beautifully.
| We don’t find a domaine as exciting
as this very often anywhere, much less in the deeply
traditional region of Burgundy. And so it is with
great pleasure and excitement that we share with you
today our first allocation from the super boutique Domaine Moron-Garcia. The
intimately sized debut offering of their grandiose
2018s has now landed. Do not miss these truly
cutting-edge next-generation burgundies. |
It is heartening to see that our dearest wine region continues to thrive and innovate, and this duo proves the point. There is energy and vibration in the wines. You can taste the accents of the soil, its minerality and the charm of the naked fruit since they’re not cloaked in high doses of sulphur. Regardless of the appellation, they are swimming in finesse and rendered in high-fidelity detail.
The offer is valid until 23 June 2020. Orders will be processed subject to remaining availability and final written confirmation. Some wines have restrictive supplies, so please understand that we may have to allocate them in order to ensure as equitable a distribution as possible. Full payment is required no later than 7 days after confirmation invoice is sent in order to confirm the purchase. All terms and conditions apply.
| References: - Domaine Moron-Garcia - Rasmus Palsgård, “Connoisseur” (website) - Liberty Wines (website) |
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