Country: France
Region: Beaujeu, Beaujolais
Appellation: Appellation Morgon contrôlée
Grape variety: Gamay
Style: Red
ABV: 14% by vol.
Yield: 20-30 ha/hl
Terroir: Granitic sand (course sandy-clay soils), with eastern exposure. Lieu-dit Bellevue.
Average age of vines: 70-year-old vines
Farming: Goblets. Dry-farmed, using organic & biodynamic practices.
Harvest: By hand, using 15kg crates.
Vinification: Select whole cluster, left overnight in the cellar to cool. Semi-carbonic fermentation in small containers, without any additions or intervention. Horizontal Vaslin press (10hl) following two-week maceration. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No fining. No filtration.
Aging: Barrel, 6+ months
Sulfur added: None.
Notes: A big, bold and juice-forward embodiment of old-vine Morgon at its best. Ripe and complex fruit with vibrating minerality from exceptional terroir.