Morlet, Coeur De Vallée - Napa Valley 2021

Luc & Jodie Morlet, une histoire de cœur

Luc et Jodie Morlet créent des vins d’exception, enracinés dans les terroirs uniques de la Napa Valley et de la Sonoma Coast. Leur domaine historique, situé à St. Helena, est le centre névralgique de leurs activités, tandis que le vignoble "Cœur de Vallée", planté en Cabernet Sauvignon et Cabernet Franc, se trouve à Oakville, au cœur de la Napa Valley.

Luc Morlet, français, est salué par des critiques de renom comme Robert M. Parker Jr. et Jeb Dunnuck pour sa capacité unique à combiner le savoir-faire viticole français avec l’expression aromatique si particulière des raisins californiens.

Luc, par son engagement sans faille envers la qualité et son approche de vinification minimaliste, produit des vins puissants mais élégants, chacun avec une personnalité propre et un potentiel de vieillissement exceptionnel.

Le Millésime 2021 : 100pts par Colin Hay, The Drinks Business

En 2021, les pluies de janvier et février ont été suivies d'une saison sèche, limitant la croissance de la vigne. La floraison précoce a réduit les rendements. La sécheresse a donné naissance à de petites baies, riches en intensité, avec une couleur, une concentration et une structure acide remarquables. Les journées chaudes d'octobre ont permis une maturation uniforme des tannins tout en préservant la fraîcheur du fruit.

Riche et concentré, tout en étant élégant et raffiné, "Cœur de Vallée" 2021 se distingue par une texture superbe, une profondeur et une densité impressionnantes. Les tannins soyeux apportent une douceur enveloppante, pour un vin parfaitement équilibré.

Decanter.com

100

par Jonathan Cristaldi le 25/01/2025

This wine has blossomed into pure sophistication since I last tasted it. In the context of a vertical tasting of Cœur de Vallée wines going back to 2007, 2021 was a clear standout, showcasing exceptional structure. The 2020 vintage is one of the best wines from that challenging year in Napa, and the forthcoming 2022 is also excellent—but the 2021 is a masterful wine for both near-term enjoyment and long-term cellaring. A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, Cœur de Vallée is native yeast fermented in stainless steel tanks and puncheons, then aged 16 months in up to 85% new French oak. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Luc Morlet sources barrels from Gautier Frères (Burgundy) and Darnajou (Bordeaux), believing that even at 5%, the Cabernet Franc contributes essential structure, complexity, and aromatic lift. Elegant, with deep concentration and staying power, this is a medium- to full-bodied wine featuring pure blackberry and blackcurrant fruit, nuanced by sagebrush, spearmint, and tobacco. Long and layered, with graphite minerality and firm, superfine tannins that soar in intensity on the mid-palate yet melt effortlessly on the mineral-laced finish. Just remarkable. When Luc Morlet came across this 9.7-hectare vineyard for sale in the Oakville AVA, he noticed an unnamed creek. In 2016, Constellation Brands received permission to name it To Kalon Creek. Morlet notes that the site is low-vigour, composed of 40–60% well-draining gravel, and planted to two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and one-third Cabernet Franc.

Bettane & Desseauve

par Thierry Desseauve le 04/12/2024

Le millésime se distingue par une dimension nouvelle, moins enrobée, plus subtile. La palette aromatique séduit par ses fins épices et sa fraîcheur florale et fruitée. La longueur est tonique et délicate, l’ensemble ouvre une nouvelle facette, ultra élégante, du cru.

Wine Advocate

par Joe Czerwinski le 17/10/2024

A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallee is Morlet's Napa Valley calling card, drawn from the family's estate vineyard in Oakville. There are 1,200 cases of this richly concentrated beauty, which marries blueberries and cherries on the nose, while being full-bodied and velvety on the palate and layered and long on the finish.

matthewjukes.com

par Matthew Jukes le 18/09/2024

This is a super-skilful, stunningly balanced wine with incredible purity and length. The fruit is pristine, and the oak (80% new for 18 months) plays a vital role in the majestic aura here.

The Drink Business

100

par Colin Hay le 02/09/2024

Morlet Coeur de Vallée 2021 (Oakville, Napa Valley; 95% Cabernet Sauvignon; 5% Cabernet Franc; 15.6% alcohol; aged 16 months in French oak, 85% of which was new; tasted in person with Luc Morley at the CVBG press tasting; essentially the last part of the Oakville Valley to be planted though historically vines had been grown there; a terroir of gravel on a very fine-grained loamy subsoil, the alluvial deposits washed down from the Kalon Creek; picked four rows at a time with a team of 8 at night; naturally fermented in 600-litre French oak puncheons; unfined and unfiltered). Such an impressive wine, above all in this excellent vintage. The 2020 was fabulous, especially given the context of a difficult vintage, this is as brilliant in the context of an exceptional vintage (not least as there is no hint here of the drought conditions that were the challenge of this year). For me, alongside Cristina’s Signature and the Peter Michael wines, this is the pick of the US releases on la place this year. And of those this is also perhaps the most Bordelais. Cedar. Black cherry, black currant, bramble, damson, a little walnut and coffee bean and perhaps a suggestion of fine first-press peppery olive oil. Violet, iris and iris bulb too. Pen ink. There’s staggering concentration here, and great density – the effect achieved by the wonderfully authentic Cabernet Sauvignon tannins whose fine granularity engages to fight with the external parameters of the palate, never allowing the wine to veer far from a supremely well-defined central spine. That might imply a wine that’s a bit severe. But that’s not at all the case here. For this is so silkily textured. The quality of the pixilating tannins is remarkable and that gives this an incredible clarity and crystallinity in the mid-palate for something with so much extract and concentration. And that, in turn, allows the fruit to dance and play, to glisten and glide, releasing sapidity and the Cabernet Franc’s herbal florality, above all with gentle aeration in the mouth. Exquisite already, but with the capacity to age glacially (this is more of a vin de garde than the more immediately accessible 2020). The length of my tasting note indicates my sheer enthusiasm. Joyous. 100.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

par Jane Anson le 03/07/2024

The texture is luscious, with a cut of orange zest adding depth and balance, full of Napa character in terms of its muscularity and pleasure. Blueberry, damson, black cherry, rose bud, capsicum, olive paste, cocoa bean, espresso, tobacco, all fermented in 600 litre french oak casks. A dry season, with rain only really falling in January and February, and although temperatures didn't climb too high, and the wines have an intensity to them. 85% new oak barrels for ageing, Darnajou and Gauthier Frères. Luc Morlet owner and winemaker at this vineyard has the To Kalon creek running through it. Organic farming, bottled unfiltered and unfined.

The Wine Independent

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 13/02/2024

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallee, with 5% Cabernet Franc in the blend, is deep garnet-purple in color. After a little swirling, the nose erupts with scents of boysenberry preserves and blackcurrant jelly leading to nuances of wild sage, violets, and underbrush plus a hint of tapenade. The medium to full-bodied palate has wonderful freshness, with firm, plush tannins and bags of black fruit and mineral layers, finishing on a lingering mineral note.

Jeb DUNNUCK

par Jeb Dunnuck le 26/12/2023

Coming from Oakville and just about all Clone 4, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur De Vallee is a screaming good effort displaying a rich, full-bodied, layered, and powerful style that somehow manages to stay flawlessly balanced and elegant. Jammy currants, dark chocolate, tobacco, black olive, and lead pencil shavings all define this remarkable 2021, which is deep purple-hued and has ripe, polished tannins and flawlessly integrated fruit, oak, tannins, and acidity. It deserves 4-5 years in the cellar and should hit full maturity a decade after the vintage. It will keep for 30+ years.

Vinous

par Antonio Galloni le 04/12/2023

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Cœur de Vallée is a powerful, brooding wine. In most vintages, the Cœur de Vallée is an extrovert, but that is not at all the case in 2021. Blackberry jam, espresso, licorice, cloves and cedar emerge with air, but only with great reluctance. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2021 is an infant.

Informations :	Details :
Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Sauvignon 95 % Cabernet Franc 5 %
Appellation	Napa Valley
Millesime	2021
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Details :

Couleur

Rouge

Cépages

Cabernet Sauvignon 95 %
Cabernet Franc 5 %

Appellation

Napa Valley

Millesime

2021

Contenance

Bouteille (75 cl)

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