Since 1992, when he left a life in the music industry to take over the family domaine, essentially trading in his turntables for a tractor, Olivier has never looked back. Twenty-nine years later, Morin has established himself as Chitry's standard-bearer. Since 2020, all vineyards have been farmed organically and were officially certified in 2023.

The 2022 vintage showcases what happens when ancient vines meet meticulous farming. These Aligoté Doré vines, now pushing 50 years old, produce tiny yields of intensely concentrated fruit. The soil is plowed to encourage vine roots to dig deep into the region's chalky soils. The result tastes like liquid minerals melded with lemon rind and sea spray: clean, salty, with genuine power beneath the precision.

Whites are fermented and aged in stainless steel tank on indigenous yeasts. Very little sulfur is added at any step in the winemaking process, and wines are bottled unfiltered. This isn't manipulated wine. It's just honest, old-vine wine from one of Burgundy's most undervalued corners.

Why You'll Love It

• Complexity and BREED: Where modern Aligoté Vert delivers simple tartness, Morin’s Aligoté Doré clone unfolds in layers of rich lemon curd, tarragon, and green apple. The acidity has a kind of structure and dimension—not just bright, but architectural. The fruit surrounds that mineral core with apple, citrus rind, and that distinctive Kimmeridgian sea spray that made Chablis famous.
  

• One of white Burgundy's last genuine STEALS. You're buying wine from the same soils as $400 Chablis, from an indigenous clone most producers abandoned decades ago, crafted by a grower who learned from four generations of dedication. It’s a taste of bygone Burgundy, before marketing departments and trophy hunters inflated prices into the stratosphere.

How to Serve It

• Serve chilled at 46°F in White Burgundy stems.
  

• This wine was made to pair with fresh oysters, simply grilled fish, and roast chicken brined with garlic and sage. It's the perfect aperitif to take you by the collar and inspire lively conversation, rather than dull the senses.
  

• Drink now through 2028.