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The Cuvée des Alouettes comes from the Premier Cru section of Morey’s Monts Luisants vineyard, much of which is AOC Clos de la Roche today. Ponsot labels it Cuvée des Alouettes (an alouette is a lark) to differentiate it from the white wine from this lieu-dit (Premier Cru Clos des Monts Luisants Blanc). This section of the vineyard is now ploughed by horse. The vines are between 23 and 30 years old, rooted in white oolite limestone. This has historically given a deep, slow-to-unwind red Burgundy that becomes a vivid, flowing Chambolle-esque Premier Cru after 10 years in-bottle. Of course, with climate change, all bets are off, and we are seeing this terroir offer far more open, delicious, young expressions of Morey. Nonetheless, bordering Gevrey, it undoubtedly shows some of that village’s depth and structure.