Jean Foillard - Morgon Côte du Py - Magnum 2022
Domaine Jean Foillard is a family-run estate in the Morgon appellation of Beaujolais . Jean Foillard took over the estate from his father in the 1980s, adding new plots of land to the estate's holdings over the following decades. The organically farmed estate covers 14 hectares, much of which is on the famous granite and schist hillside of the Côte de Py . Most of the plantings are over 40 years old, with some as old as 100.
The grapes are typically harvested late and the clusters are kept at low temperatures for several weeks before traditional semi-carbonic fermentation , with indigenous yeasts, minimal or no sulfur additions, and no chaptalization or filtration. The wines are aged in used oak barrels from Burgundy estates .
Grape variety: 100% Gamay