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.
Pairs well with red meat like beef, duck and game (Hare, Dear, Wild Pork,…), cheses.
"This structured wine from vines planted on the volcanic soil of the Côte de Py slope is young but already impressive. With dark fruits and dense tannins, it will take a while to mature. Drink from 2024. - ROGER VOSS"
- Wine Enthusiast (April 2022), 95 pts
"So bright and focused for the very warm vintage. Mountain freshness, even! Delicate floral and spicy notes, but also fully ripe sour cherry. So much energy and vitality that this leaps and bounds over your palate. Very long, precise finish where the fine tannins build beautifully. Excellent aging potential. Drinkable now, but best from 2024."
- James Suckling (March 2023), 94 pts
"A bold and imposing wine for gamay, this is also brimming with intense black-cherry fruit and a slew of spices. And behind this is a major tannin structure that’s been precisely crafted to hold all this beautiful madness together. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling (April 2022), 93 pts
"Still young, but showing its full potential, this is a tight, dark and structured wine. It has ripeness, a firm set of underlying tannins and concentration. Drink this wine from 2023. - ROGER VOSS"
- Wine Enthusiast (April 2022), 95 pts
"From one of the top producers in Morgon, this bottling combines great terroir and old vines to give a wine that has so much structure. The dry core is still keeping the fruit in check, waiting to let it burst out in blackberry glory. Let this wine age and drink from 2022. - ROGER VOSS"
- Wine Enthusiast (April 2020), 94 pts
"A vivid minerally undertone marks the pure raspberry and ripe cherry flavors, accented by licorice and floral details that give way to white pepper and wild herb elements on the long, lightly tannic finish. Drink now through 2024. - Gillian Sciaretta"
- Wine Spectator (November 30th 2019), 92 pts - TOP 100
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"A very attractive nose with bright strawberry and cherry aromas, leading to a very elegant yet structured palate that offers a long and fresh finish. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling (February 2019), 93 pts
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