Tasting Notes
Grand-Cras is a lieu-dit in Morgon distinct from the Côte du Py: a parcel on shallower, lighter soils that produces a more immediately accessible and aromatic expression of the appellation. Where the Py is about depth and tension, Grand-Cras is about freshness and fruit — kirsch, raspberry, violet, crushed stone on the nose; a juicy and mineral palate with lighter tannins and a clean Gamay-driven finish. The estate's two Morgon cuvées together illustrate the diversity that the appellation can produce from a single variety on two different geological patches of the same hillside. Good with charcuterie, grilled meats, farmhouse cheeses and lighter Burgundian-style dishes.
Details:
- Grape variety: Gamay (100%), Grand-Cras lieu-dit, Morgon AOC, Beaujolais; biodynamic
- Vinification: Whole-bunch carbonic or semi-carbonic maceration; indigenous yeasts; minimal intervention; unfined and unfiltered
- Aging: In used barrique or concrete on lees
- Organoleptic description: Bright ruby; kirsch, raspberry, violet, crushed stone; juicy and mineral palate, lighter tannins, clean fresh finish
- Food pairing: Charcuterie, grilled meats, farmhouse cheeses
