The walled vineyard of Clos de Tart is situated at the very heart of Morey-Saint-Denis, one of four grands crus within the village and, under sole ownership, a monopole. Its sloping 7.53 hectares overlook the village.
Created in 1141, Clos de Tart was owned by the Bernardines de Tart (an order of Cistercian nuns), the Marey-Monge family (post-French Revolution) and then the Mommessin family from 1932.
At the end of 2017, the Clos was sold to François Pinault. M. Pinault’s company, Artemis, also owns Vosne-Romanée’s Domaine Eugénie, Château Latour in Bordeaux, Château Grillet in the Rhône and Eisele Vineyard in Napa. Alessandro Noli, previously of Château Grillet, became the new Régisseur in March 2019.
Clos de Tart is one of only seven grands crus monopoles in France, five of which are in Burgundy (the other Burgundian vineyards being Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, La Romanée and La Grande Rue).
Corney & Barrow is Clos de Tart’s exclusive UK agent. The 2020 vintage will be released in Spring 2022.
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The walled vineyard of Clos de Tart is situated at the very heart of Morey-Saint-Denis, one of four grands crus within the village and, under sole ownership, a monopole. Its sloping 7.53 hectares overlook the village.
Created in 1141, Clos de Tart was owned by the Bernardines de Tart (an order of Cistercian nuns), the Marey-Monge family (post-French Revolution) and then the Mommessin family from 1932.
At the end of 2017, the Clos was sold to François Pinault. M. Pinault’s company, Artemis, also owns Vosne-Romanée’s Domaine Eugénie, Château Latour in Bordeaux, Château Grillet in the Rhône and Eisele Vineyard in Napa. Alessandro Noli, previously of Château Grillet, became the new Régisseur in March 2019.
Clos de Tart is one of only seven grands crus monopoles in France, five of which are in Burgundy (the other Burgundian vineyards being Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, La Romanée and La Grande Rue).
Corney & Barrow is Clos de Tart’s exclusive UK agent. The 2020 vintage will be released in Spring 2022.
BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR 2019
This comes from five plots, just outside Pommard. Fresh red cherries and vanilla-cinnamon spice aromas. A joyously ripe palate of raspberry and strawberry fruit, succulent and crunchy, with a core of sweetness making for a sumptuously early drinking, approachable style. Lively and refreshing. 100% destemmed and vinified half in stainless steel, half in old oak barrels.
Corney & Barrow Score 16.5 - 17
Recommended drinking from 2021 – 2024
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VOLNAY 2019
This wine comes from four plots, two purchased in 1995 and two in 2010, in the middle of the appellation: two in Les Lurets, one in Les Famines and another in Les Paux Bois. A delicate, pure berried nose of raspberry and roses, laced with winter spice. The palate is crisp and harmonious, with poised raspberry fruit and a rocky mineral aspect, with lingering blue-fruited perfume. 100% destemmed.
Corney & Barrow Score 16.5+
Recommended drinking from 2023 – 2027
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POMMARD 1ER CRU LES ARVELETS 2019
Les Arvelets is a 0.5 hectare south-facing sloping vineyard beside the domaine’s cuverie, whose red clay soils give high ripeness levels. Blackberry and blackcurrant on the nose, with nice undergrowthy aromas. The palate is pure-fruited, with blackberry and raspberry flavours delivering an impressive clarity of expression. Perfectly weighted, rich but with a sense of lightness, the fruit held in place by fine supporting tannins.
Corney & Barrow Score 17+
Recommended drinking from 2025 – 2030
£[ ]/CASE OF BOTTLES, IN BOND UK