2024 M&C Lapierre "Le Beaujolais", Beaujolais, FranceABOUT THIS WINE A brand new wine in the Lapierre lineup, Le Beaujolais is a selection of declassified Morgon along with fruit from granitic parcels just outside the cru boundaries. Like the domaines legendary Morgon, it is whole cluster fermented with native yeasts and bottled unfiltered with very little sulfur. While it represents a more easygoing and immediate expression of Gamay meant for earlier drinking, do not mistake it for a petit vin of

Morgon Dynamite is the confidential cuvée made from the tiny sliver of vines at Grand Pré that reach across the boundary into Morgon

in 1980: Giambattista Cilia

Vaccarèse

Meursault and Pommard

with its plum fruit and intriguing hints of flint and smoke

who was a colorful figure in the village

volcanic soils that are rich in minerals

along with improvements in the vineyard and cellar

the fruit is lightly pressed and allowed to settle

The entire range is outstanding here – the Côte de Nuits-Villages “les Vignottes” is a tremendous value for the quality

Wine from the Petits Epenots terrior

natural wood crate with in-handles