Jean-Marc Burgaud - Morgon Cote du Py 'James' Red 2021

"The James wine is a single vineyard selection that comes from a small plot near the Cross at the top of the Côte du Py."

Grape

100% Gamay

Tasting notes

The deep nose of sour cherries, red beets and wild herbs pulls you into this concentrated and finely nuanced Morgon Cote du Py. Stunning mineral freshness at the very long, firm finish. Excellent aging potential! From six hectares of vines on all sides of this site. Drink or hold. - James Suckling

More About The Winery

Jean-Marc Burgaud is a budding young star in Beaujolais. Located in the village of Morgon, he is hard working and meticulous and has great ambitions for his wines that his vineyards easily justify.

His 19 hectares (Beaujolais villages 5 hectares; Régnié 1 hectare; Morgon 13 hectares) are planted with Gamay noir on granitic/schistose hillsides. The vinification, elevage and bottling all take place in the chateau cellars. The vines are, on average, 40 years old.

Typical Beaujolais vinification, with carbonic maceration of the whole berries for 5 to 6 days. Raised in a tank for 4 to 5 months. Within Morgon there are several lieu dits and the Cote du Py is considered as the best vineyard in the appellation. This large sloping hillside, where the vines are in excess of 50 years old, has soil of schists, degraded rock, iron oxide and manganese which impart a distinct minerality to the wine.

This is a well-structured wine, redolent of black fruits (mulberries and cherries). Carbonic maceration of the whole berries lasts 12 to 15 days, and the wine is raised in barrel as well as tank. Jean-Marc’s wines are all very bright and pure.