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    Domaine du Chapitre Morgon

    2020
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    History

    The beautiful 35-hectare estate in the village of La Chapelle de Guinchay includes Beaujolais Crus (Morgon, Fleurie and Saint-Amour), Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages, Bourgogne Chardonnay and Mâcon-Villages.

    Morgon

    Grape variety

    Gamay

    Origin

    The appellation covers the commune of Villié-Morgon (Rhône) and is located in the center of the vineyards of the 10 Beaujolais crus. This is one of the 10 most typical wines: it is the origin of the French term for tasting "morgonner".

    Soil

    Granitic soils, well filtered and poor, with manganese shale veins.

    Vinification

    Harvest by hand. Traditional vinification. Maceration in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Long fermentation during which pumping over is performed. The wines are aged on fine lees for 10 months in stainless steel.

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    Morgon

    sensory characteristic

    Colour

    Deep ruby red in colour.

    Nose

    A discreet nose of woody and spicy notes.

    Palate

    The palate is rich. On the finish, the minerality brings a lot of character to this wine. A nice ageing potential!

    Recommendations

    Excellent on grilled red meats or with sauce, terrines and pâtés. Cheeses with strong flavours such as Livarot, Maroilles, Epoisses... but also hard cheeses such as Beaufort.

    Serving

    14-16°C

    Cellar potential

    Drink within 2 years.

    2020

    Beaujolais

    The winter and beginning of spring were mild with very low rainfall. The rains in March, accompanied by a great deal of sunshine, encouraged a very early bud break at the beginning of April and just as early a flowering at the end of May (three weeks earlier than normal).
    The cool weather at the beginning of June was conducive to a very satisfactory condition in the vineyard and a good potential harvest.
    In July and August, the high temperatures and occasional stormy rainfall led to a shortage of water that made the vines suffer, which considerably reduced the potential harvest that had been anticipated a few months earlier.
    The grape harvest began on 20 August for the earliest sectors and on 29 August for the second zone that had suffered less from the heat with balanced ripeness and nicely pigmented juice. Lastly, the harvest in the third zone which is at a higher altitude started on 5 September with grapes that had had the benefit of more favourable weather conditions (cooler nights).

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