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Domaine Alex Moreau has emerged as one of the most precise and terroir-driven producers of Chassagne-Montrachet today. Based in the Côte de Beaune, the domaine produces Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines defined by mineral tension, restraint and clarity rather than richness or weight.
The identity of Domaine Alex Moreau is closely tied to Chassagne-Montrachet, one of the great white wine villages of the Côte de Beaune. The domaine farms a range of village and Premier Cru vineyards across Chassagne-Montrachet, complemented by parcels in Meursault. These limestone and marl-rich soils give rise to wines built on freshness, mineral structure and precision.
In Chassagne-Montrachet, the wines favour tension and definition, combining citrus-driven freshness with a restrained interpretation of Chardonnay. The Meursault parcels bring broader textures and additional depth while preserving balance and energy.
Alongside its white wines, the domaine also produces Pinot Noir from old vines in Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge Vieilles Vignes, with parcels planted from the 1960s onward. These wines show a floral and saline expression of Côte de Beaune Pinot Noir, built around finesse rather than extraction.
The domaine follows an environmentally conscious approach to viticulture focused on soil health and vineyard balance. Herbicides and pesticides are avoided, soils are regularly ploughed and yields remain naturally controlled to preserve freshness and concentration. All harvesting is carried out by hand.
In the cellar, winemaking remains deliberately low-intervention. White wines ferment with indigenous yeasts in French oak barrels, while Pinot Noirs may include a proportion of whole clusters depending on the vintage. Élevage lasts between twelve and sixteen months with restrained use of new oak, and the wines are bottled with minimal intervention to preserve purity, mineral tension and terroir expression.
Alex Moreau belongs to one of Chassagne-Montrachet's long-established winemaking families and represents a new generation of Côte de Beaune producers focused on precision and restraint. In 2020, Alex Moreau took over 5.7 hectares from the family estate, Domaine Bernard Moreau, founded in 1809. Trained both at the domaine and abroad alongside his brother Benoît, he now continues, together with his wife, the work of five generations of winemakers in Chassagne-Montrachet.
