More about Albert Morot

Albert Morot is a quietly classic Beaune address: two centuries of history, about eight hectares built around a string of premier cru vineyards, and the kind of red Burgundy that rewards patience. It is now entering a new chapter.

The house was founded in Beaune in 1820 as a négociant. In the late 19th century the family built a château and cellars in the park of La Creusotte, where the domaine still works. Later generations gave up the négoce to concentrate on their own vines. Geoffroy Choppin de Janvry, who studied agronomy at Montpellier, took over from his aunt in 2000, moved the vineyards to organic farming and modernized the cellar. In 2023 the estate was bought by the family group of Guillaume and Sophie Poitrinal, who brought in the northern Rhône winemaker Pierre-Jean Villa to run it.

The heart of the domaine is a run of Beaune premiers crus: Bressandes, Grèves, Teurons, Marconnets, Cent-Vignes, Toussaints and, for white, Aigrots. Alongside them is La Bataillère, a premier cru monopole in Savigny-lès-Beaune. Under Choppin de Janvry the grapes were fully destemmed, fermented in steel and bottled without fining or filtration. The result is traditional Beaune in the best sense: fresh, structured and built to age.