Jean Foillard - Morgon Côte du Py 2022
Domaine Jean Foillard is a family estate in the Morgon appellation, in Beaujolais . Jean Foillard took over the estate from his father in the 1980s, adding new parcels of land to the estate's properties over the following decades. The estate worked in organic farming extends over 14 hectares, a large part of which is located on the famous granite and shale hill of the Côte de Py . Most of the plantations are over 40 years old, some 100 years old.
The grapes are generally harvested late and the clusters are kept at low temperatures for several weeks before traditional semi-carbonic fermentation , with native yeasts, minimal or no sulfur additions, and no chaptalization or filtration. The wines are aged in oak barrels from previously used Burgundy estate wines .
Grape variety: 100% Gamay