Amiot Morey-St-Denis 1er cru “Aux Charmes” 2014

The 2014 Amiot Morey-St-Denis 1er cru “Aux Charmes” is indeed charming. Large volume wine this is not — Amiot’s plot is just one acre, and their vines planted in 1967 produce only 200 cases per year. The bottle we tasted recently was smooth and earthy, with dried fruits and subtle mushroom and leather. The mouth is cool and smooth with a hint of Morey’s classic “savuage” character, alongside dry blackberry jam and herbs..

At release, Burghound called the wine “wonderfully textured, even seductive,” and “really quite pretty.” He found “floral-inflected red and dark berry fruit scents that are trimmed in a hints of earth and humus,” and predicted an optimal drinking window beginning in 2021.