Morgon - Côte du Py '22
Clos du Vieux Bourg
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This cuvee comes from the heart of the appellation, from the famous Côte du Py, a hill of eruptive origin, remarkable for its blue stones, giving spicy wines with morello cherry accents.
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- Wine Country
- France
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- Grape varieties wine
- Gamay
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- Wine-food combination
- Morgon is particularly appreciated with grilled red meats, grey meats such as duck or pigeon, or goat cheese. Because of its suppleness, Gamay goes very well with most of the world's cuisines and by their joyful side, Beaujolais wines are above all wines of friendship, meeting and sharing.
About this wine
Description & facts
After selling the company Vins Piron in 2020, Dominique Piron, keeping all the vineyards, refocused as a simple winemaker, at Clos du Vieux Bourg, in Corcelles en Beaujolais with all the family vines – 35 hectares. This new story will continue the Piron family vineyards. The new cellar is installed in the old church of the village. Written tracks attest of the existence of this building since the years 900 ! For a long time, this place was a big crossroad in France. When Charlemagne kingdom was divided in 843, we were here on the border between Franc and Burgundian kingdom.. and so on over centuries. Dominique Piron is the 14th generation in the Piron family, growing vineyards and making wine in Morgon since 1590.
- Producer
- Clos du Vieux Bourg
- Country of origin
- France
- Wine Region
- Beaujolais
- Classification
- AOC Morgon
- Vintage
- 2022
- Grape varieties wine
- Gamay
- % of grape varieties wine
- 100% Gamay
- Tasting note
- This wine is a joyful celebration of red fruit, with a vibrant midpalate. Ruby in color, the wine has a flowery noes of black plu, rhubarb, red currant, dried cherry and hibiscus. Liveliness on the nose follows through to the palate, with persistent red fruit that will make you crave a second glass.
- Wine-food combination
- Morgon is particularly appreciated with grilled red meats, grey meats such as duck or pigeon, or goat cheese. Because of its suppleness, Gamay goes very well with most of the world's cuisines and by their joyful side, Beaujolais wines are above all wines of friendship, meeting and sharing.
- Vinification
- Manual harvesting and traditional vinification. Partial destemming. Long fermentations with soft extractions.
- Location Vineyard
- This cuvee comes from the heart of the appellation, from the famous Côte du Py, a hill of eruptive origin, remarkable for its blue stones, giving spicy wines with morello cherry accents.
- Soil
- Soil of blue stones (schist and andesite)
- Closure
- Cork
- Bottle size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 16-18 °C
