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Wine from Beaujolais

The most densely planted wine region, Beaujolais, is located in France, and has between 9,000 and 13,000 vines planted per hectare. Grapes have been grown in the Beaujolais area for thousands of years dating back to Roman times. After the Romans invaded the region, others tended to the grape vines and produced wine. The Gamay grape was born near Beaune in the 14th Century, and although it was prohibited in Burgundy, the grape found a home in the region of Beaujolais and thrived. The soils are divided into the Southern and Northern half. Most of the Cru Beaujolais communes are in the North and include granite and schist based soils with some limestone. The lower slopes are more clay and stone composition. Grapes in the South are harvested later than those in the Northern regions of Beaujolais. Bas Beaujolais, the Southern area, has a flatter terrain with richer clay and sandstone soils with a few limestone patches. The Gamay grape grows well in both the North and the South. It produces light and fruity wines in the South, and more complex, structured wines in the North. There are twelve main appellations of Beaujolais wines covering the production of more than 96 villages in the Beaujolais region.

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Piron Morgon Cote du Py 2021

Dominique Piron Morgon Cote du Py is made from 100 percent Gamay.

The Morgon Cru is based in the heart of Northern Beaujolais. Côte du Py is the heart of Morgon, a little hill of very old blue stone rocks - the oldest soils of Beaujolais (around 430 millions years old), with a typical blue color.
Côte du Py has been known for centuries for being the best terroir of the village, producing long lived wines with strong structure and flavors.

Wines of the Côte du Py are very dark, profound and dense. Classic aromas of red berries, cherry, kirsh. Fruity, structured and mineral in the mouth with graphite flavors and spicy notes of black and white pepper. Wine can age up to 10 years.

Hand picked grapes are sorted manually and destemmed for 50 to 70%. Fermentation starts in concrete tanks and lasts for 18-25 days with remontages and pigeages. Then after pressurage starts the aging, for 2/3 in concrete tanks, and 1/3 in recent French oak barrels with batonages on fine lies only. After 10 month we do the blending, keeping only the best cuvees and best barrels, and do the bottling.

Pairs well with red meat like beef, duck and game (Hare, Dear, Wild Pork,…), cheses.

 



Piron Morgon Cote du Py 2023

Dominique Piron Morgon Cote du Py is made from 100 percent Gamay.

The Morgon Cru is based in the heart of Northern Beaujolais. Côte du Py is the heart of Morgon, a little hill of very old blue stone rocks - the oldest soils of Beaujolais (around 430 millions years old), with a typical blue color.
Côte du Py has been known for centuries for being the best terroir of the village, producing long lived wines with strong structure and flavors.

Wines of the Côte du Py are very dark, profound and dense. Classic aromas of red berries, cherry, kirsh. Fruity, structured and mineral in the mouth with graphite flavors and spicy notes of black and white pepper. Wine can age up to 10 years.

Hand picked grapes are sorted manually and destemmed for 50 to 70%. Fermentation starts in concrete tanks and lasts for 18-25 days with remontages and pigeages. Then after pressurage starts the aging, for 2/3 in concrete tanks, and 1/3 in recent French oak barrels with batonages on fine lies only. After 10 month we do the blending, keeping only the best cuvees and best barrels, and do the bottling.

Pairs well with red meat like beef, duck and game (Hare, Dear, Wild Pork,…), cheses.

 



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