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2012 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py

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June 25, 2023 - $96

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RATINGS

92Vinous / IWC

Heady dark berry and floral pastille scents are enlivened by blood orange and smoky minerals. Stains the palate with zesty berry skin and bitter cherry flavors... Concentrated yet lithe Morgon with excellent finishing clarity and silky tannins building slowly.

90The Wine Advocate

...immediately seductive and engaging bouquet with fine definition: light wild strawberry and red currant scents that are nicely focused...palate is nicely balanced with supple tannins, nicely judged acidity... This is very fine.

16.5Jancis Robinson

Complex nose, red fruit and a touch meaty...and just a hint of stems. Juicy on the palate... Fine, compact structure and lovely frreshness...

REGION

France, Beaujolais, Morgon, Cote du Py

Cote du Py is a famous vineyard on the slopes of Morgon’s central Mount du Py. The soil is a hard black schist, meaning coarse-grained metamorphic rock made of layers of different minerals. Of the 10 crus of Beaujolais, Moulin-a-Vent and Morgon are considered to have the finest terroirs.

TYPE

Red Wine, Gamay, Cru Beaujolais

The Gamay grape produces a light, versatile and food-friendly wine. It is best known for making Beaujolais Nouveau, but it is also grown in Loire and Tours. Thankfully the 14th C. Duke of Burgundy’s degree to ban the grape did not spread through all of France.