# Morgon Côte du Py (2023)

- **Producer:** Domaine Joubert
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Gamay
- **Region:** Beaujolais, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.5%
- **Average price:** €19
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 14–16 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** raspberry, cherry, plum, violet, black pepper, smoke, leather, mushroom

## About this wine

Domaine Joubert is a historic family estate located in Quincié-en-Beaujolais, spanning five generations of winemaking. Marcel Joubert converted the estate to organic and natural practices after meeting legendary natural wine pioneer Marcel Lapierre in the late 1980s. Today, his daughter Carine Joubert leads the estate, cultivating old vines across prestigious Beaujolais Crus. The iconic Côte du Py hill in Morgon, characterized by eruptive volcanic blue stone and iron-rich schist soils, yields Gamay of exceptional depth and ageworthy complexity.

## Interesting facts

- Marcel Joubert transitioned to natural winemaking after meeting pioneer Marcel Lapierre at a motorcycle rally.
- The vineyard features centenarian Gamay vines planted in blue volcanic stone rich in iron and manganese.
- Morgon Côte du Py is so distinctively structured that the local term 'morgonner' was created to describe how its terroir shines.

## Food pairing

The combination of high natural acidity, fine supple tannins, and deep mineral profile allows this natural red wine to cut through fatty meats and rich cheeses while harmonizing seamlessly with savory, earthy ingredients like mushrooms and duck.

## Wine making process

The grapes are grown using certified organic farming methods on centenarian vines ranging from 70 to 100 years old, harvested completely by hand. Vinification follows low-intervention principles using indigenous yeasts with no added sulfur dioxide. Semi-carbonic maceration is carried out at low temperatures to preserve pure fruit characteristics. Aging takes place in neutral wooden foudres and old oak casks without new oak exposure, after which the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.