Morgon Cuvée Marcel Lapierre
2022
David Schildknecht of the Wine Advocate implores consumers to drink more Beaujolais calling it a "happy hunting ground for jaded or bargain-seeking wine lovers" continuing a trend that has brought much greater exposure to the region over the past few vintages. We are thrilled to again offer one of the region's most exciting producers Domaine Mathieu and Camille Lapierre. Long-time followers will note change in name from Domaine M. Lapierre to Mathieu and Camille. Sadly Marcel passed away in...
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Produced only during so-called “exceptional” years, the Cuvée ML will then come from the oldest vines in the estate. Century-old vines located on the Côte du Py and century-old vines located at a place called "Le Douby", near Fleurie. The production never totals more than 2.5 hectares
The 2019 Cuvée Marcel Lapierre is concentrated and intense, while maintaining a lovely sense of delicacy and lift. With aromas of cherry, liquorice and violet. You'll get plenty of bright fruits, soaring spices, and a lovely mineral undercurrent. When you add the velvety texture, you get a very compelling and elevated expression of Beaujolais.
This has rose hips, petals, orange zest, cherries, crushed stone and even a touch of walnuts on the nose. It’s tight and firm with mineral notes and a medium to full body. Firm tannins. Structured and very focused. Dried herb and stone notes linger. Unfiltered. Try after 2025.
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The aromas here are dense with plum, fig, ripe mulberry and hints of earth, menthol, spice and smoke. Impressive density and weight on the palate lead the wine to a lingering finish. Eminently ageworthy, this has the most concentration and depth of the range. Labelled MMXXII, the cuvée is produced with grapes from the domaine's oldest vines (more than a century old) in the climats of Côte de Py and Douby, given a maceration of up to 36 days and nine months ageing in used casks.
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