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Foillard Cote du Py Morgon 2013
Morgon, Beaujolais Villages, Beaujolais, Burgundy, FranceJean took over his father's domaine in 1980, overseeing the 14ha estate, mostly planted on the prized Côte du Py slope outside the town of Villié-Morgon. One of the first to promote and practice organic / low intervention farming and winemaking in the region, Foillard works with older vines, no inputs and very low sulphur. Here, vines up to 80 years old growing on broken schist, granite and manganese are whole cluster fermented and spent 6-9 months in older oak before being bottled without filtration. This expresses through delicate strawberry, wild plum, dried raspberry, fine spice, light herbs, white pepper and very gentle, persistent tannin. Bright acidity carries this light, finessed red to a lingering finish. Beautiful, pure view of the soils, region, vintage.Tasted: 28 April 2017Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:Jean Loron Xavier and Nicolas Barbet Moulin-à-Vent 2014Haywire Gamay Noir Secrest Mountain Vineyard 2015
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