Magnificent Morgon combining complexity, balance and length. After 10 months in barrel, this wine from the Bellevue vineyards is rich in tannins and has good ageing potential. It will thrive with meat in sauce, Osso-bucco, daube, boeuf bourguignon...
Features
Estate
Domaine Benjamin Passot
Cuvée
Bellevue
Vintage
2022
Designation
Morgon
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Gamay, vieilles vignes de 50 ans
Terroirs
Shallow, hard, quartz-rich granitic rock, west-facing at 430 m altitude
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous, biological treatment
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Destemming, vinification with stalks, indigenous yeast, filtration, 1 month preparation before bottling by hand.
Breeding
10 months in barrel
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Ruby red
Nose
Very floral
Mouth
Complex, rich in tannins, balanced with good length
Serve
Between 15 and 17°C
Drink before
2037
Guard
15 years
Food and wine pairing
Perfect with a fine piece of meat in sauce: daube, osso-bucco, paupiettes...
Benjamin Passot Estate
Morgon
Expert opinion
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui
Rated area (2021 guide) Recommended
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
As a young winemaker, Benjamin Passot's first experience of winegrowing was at Vosne-Romanée. At the same time, he developed his own domaine and settled on a few acres of Juliénas in 2017. He has since taken over vineyards in Chénas and Chiroubles.
James Suckling
Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
1/5
out of 1 review
Note and review by M. JEAN-LUC P. Published on 19/08/2024
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