List price: | $34.99 |
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Sale price: | $26.99 |
You save: | $8.00 (23%) |
Notes | |||
"100% Gamay. With some of them going back to 1912, Desvignes has vines averaging 65 years old in the historic Morgon lieu-dit of Javernières at the foot of the famous hill of the Côte du Py. The soils are much heavier and stickier with iron-rich red clay here versus the more schistous "rotten rock" up the hill. The exposure is also more eastern exposure; the wines tend to be softer and more red-toned and elegant. The fruit is hand-harvested and partly destemmed (for the younger vines) and vinified semi-carbonically with a maceration of approximately 12 days in tank. The wine is aged in concrete vats for 9 months before bottling. Annual production is approximately 600 cases." —importer |
Critical Acclaim | |||
"The 2020 Morgon Côte du Py Javernières is brilliant, unwinding in the glass with aromas of wild berries, spices, rose petals, loamy soil and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with impressive reserves of ripe tannin and sapid fruit, it's seamless and lively, concluding with a long, resonant finish. As ever, this is built to age, and it will reward patience, even if its youthful charms are considerable." —Wine Advocate |
Attributes | Meat | Cheese | Other |
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Gamay | rich, full flavored meat dishes such as steak or lamb, some mild or simple seafood dishes | Brie, Camembert, Cheddar, Feta or Durrus | heavy cream sauces clash! |