Morgon 2018 Côte du Py in Magnum - Jean Foillard

Morgon 2018 Côte du Py in Magnum - Jean Foillard

94/100 Parker

Maturity : 2020 - 2038

Reviewed by William Kelley; the 29th May 2020 :

"The 2018 Morgon Côte du Py is showing very nicely, offering up a classy bouquet of raspberries and plums, mingled with hints of orange rind, violet and cardamom. Medium to full-bodied, deep and complete, with a fleshy but elegantly understated core and an expansive finish. Impressively integrated—indeed, it was only after spending half an hour with the bottle that I noticed that it's labeled at 14.5% alcohol—with powdery tannins and succulent balancing acids, it's another fine rendition of this iconic cuvée."

The estate : It is one of the best addresses in the Beaujolais. Today, Foillard remains faithful to this approach: its Morgon cuvées undergo a maceration of about three weeks in vats before being gently pressed and matured in used Burgundy barrels. Chaptalisation is avoided. He also gives his wines a little bottle age before they are put on sale.  Despite his identification with the natural wine movement, Foillard does not tolerate careless winemaking practices or faulty wines, and his bottles are typically models of aromatic purity and graceful ageing.