Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes - Morgon - Côte du Py - Red - 2023

Wine:

Produced in limited quantities due to frost-affected vintage, the 2023 Red Morgon Côte du Py offers beautifully ripe, rich juice with great texture that will evolve over time. This is a stunning mineral and saline wine with excellent aging potential, already showing lovely notes of black fruits and spices. A committee favorite, rated 94/100.

Vinification:

Hand-harvested, vinified in cement vats and aged for 9 months.

Certified organic wine.

Color:

Deep, brilliant red with carmine highlights.

Nose:

Black fruit aromas underlined by spicy notes and fine hints of leather.

Palate:

Beautifully ripe Gamay, rich, sun-kissed, and plump. A powerful wine with great texture and consistency, featuring structured tannins that will soften with time. All the ripeness factors are present, and this youthful profile will mellow as it ages.

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Port quail, suckling pig on the spit, beef stew with carrots.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2039.

A benchmark in Morgon with 3 stars in the RVF Guide, Domaine Louis-Claude Desvignes crafts deep, soulful wines that are arguably among the most captivating in the region. Far from any stereotype or shortcut, these wines reflect the fine expression of Morgon’s best terroirs, enhanced by pure, oak-free aging. While firm in their youth, this only hints at their incredible aging potential!