"The Morgon Côte du Py 2023, aged in concrete eggs, has one of the Domaine's finest bouquets, with crystalline red fruit and wonderful minerality. I could have smelled it all day! The palate is immaculate, with fine, clean and precise tannins, overloaded with tension. A lively, taut finish invites you to take another sip. Potentially one of the best Côte du Py I've tasted, it exudes effortless class. Superb. (Vinous 2023) Great ageing potential to boot!
Features
Estate
Domaine Louis-Claude Desvignes
Cuvée
Côte du Py
Vintage
2023
Designation
Morgon
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Gamay, vignes de 70 ans
Terroirs
Soils of schist and disintegrated eruptive rock on the Côte du Py climate, south-east exposure
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Traditional whole bunch, 13-day vatting period
Breeding
10 months in cement eggs
Alcohol content
14%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Nose
Expressive with tasty notes of red berries and liquorice
Mouth
Dense, pretty fruit with fine tannins that give an impression of greediness, with good ageing potential to boot.
Serve
AT 13-15°C
Open
30 minutes to 1 hour in advance for recent vintages (less than 2 years old)
Drink before
2031
Guard
6-8 years
Food and wine pairing
Ideal with eggplant cake, flat Spanish omelettes, mustard rabbit, eggplant lasagne, Morbier cheese, Laguiole cheese, tartelette amandine with figs...
Domaine Louis-Claude Desvignes
Morgon
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2023) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
This emblematic Beaujolais estate, as much for its history as for its reputation, shines in Morgon and throughout the Beaujolais region. The vineyard covers 13 hectares, including five on the Côte de Py. At the head of the domaine, Claude-Emmanuelle and her brother Louis-Benoît, renowned for their rigor and attention to detail, are the worthy successors of a tradition of excellence. The latest vintages, with their combination of finesse and delicacy, are always elegant.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine rated (guide 2023) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)
About the domain :
Anyone who has put their lips to a wine from the fraternal duo Claude-Emmanuelle and Louis-Benoît Desvignes has experienced a special emotion. Here, aesthetic research focuses on the fine expression of the lieux-dits (mainly in Morgon), the right substance according to the vintage and the capacity for ageing, resulting from attentive viticulture, sensitive vinification, far from dogma, and refined wood-free ageing. The third star has been pinned to the estate's jacket for several years now, and given the consistency and coherence of the range, we're guessing it will remain there for many years to come.
Vinous A. Galloni
Wine rated (guide 2024) 94-96/100
Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended
About the wine:
The Morgon Côte du Py 2023, aged in concrete eggs, has one of the Domaine's finest bouquets, with crystalline red fruit and wonderful minerality. I could have smelled it all day! The palate is immaculate, with fine, clean and precise tannins, overloaded with tension. A lively, taut finish invites you to take another sip. Potentially one of the best Côte du Py I've tasted, it exudes effortless class.
Customer reviews
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