DOMAINE ARLAUD MOREY-SAINT-DENIS 2022

Hervé Arlaud succeeded his father in 1982, and extended the holdings of the estate with new vineyards. Involved since 1997, his son Cyprien has been running the Morey-Saint-Denis domaine on his own since 2013.

In 2009, they began adopting biodynamic methods throughout the vineyards, by the use of basic preparations. The goal is to regenerate the soil, the plant, and find balance between the vines and each wine produced. Domaine Arlaud is now certified organic and biodynamic, and their example has been influential in established good practice in other top estates. To avoid soil compaction in Grand Cru and steep sites they still plough with horses.

94/100 Charles Curtis MW, Decanter UK, November 2023 (2022 Vintage)
"Cyprian Arlaud farms a hectare of vines in the Morey-Saint-Denis heartland of En Seurvrées (near the Gevrey border) and the Clos Solon on the plain below the village in the heart of the village appellation. The old vines here give a wine of concentration and depth, but there is a pleasantly approachable ripe, plummy fruit with a floral edge that is immediately appealing. This wine should drink well shortly after release and will continue to improve for a decade if not two."