Morgon

by Marcel Lapierre

Category: Red Wines

• Semi-carbonic maceration without SO2, for 10-21 days
• Ages 9 months in 216 liter barrels

Characteristics

Country

France

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

Gamay

Category

Red Wines

Size

750 ml

Aromatic

Violet, Lavender

Soil Type

Sandy decomposed granite

Vinification

• Certified organic by Ecocert since 2004, the estate has worked in accordance with organic viticulture (A.B. label) since the 1980’s • No chemical fertilizers, synthetic products, or weed killers are used • To keep soils alive, they use compost and surface plow their vines • Only non-aggressive treatments are used in order to preserve indigenous yeast populations on grapes and other organisms • Once the grapes have reached maturity, they are harvested exclusively by hand and put into small containers to prevent any damage to the fruit before vinification • The bunches undergo a rigorous sorting process “because a clean harvest and an appropriate maturity are essential in our quest for quality during the vinification” • Only indigenous yeasts are used in fermentation • The estate vinifies using the traditional “semi-carbonic” method, meaning the majority of berries remain intact and are then saturated with CO2 inside of a closed vat. In this atmosphere, the enzymatic activity manages to start the fermentation • Wines are bottled unfiltered

product description

Taste

Cerry, Berries Red Fruit, Earty, Mineral

Light

Bold

Smooth

Tannic

Dry

Sweet

Soft

Acid

Producer: Marcel Lapierre

			Foundation Year
			1909
		
			Enologist
			Mathieu Lapierre
		
			Address
			Rue Rabelais, Château-Gaillard, Villié-Morgon, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Metropolitan France, 69910, France