2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Gamay
Drinking Window Drink now or cellar for more than 10 years from the harvest year
Region Morgon
Vine Age 70
Closure Cork
Production Details Recommended serving range is 14–17°C.
Food Pairing Steak, French charcuterie, poultry, light meats, vegetables, substantial salads, or cheese.
Critics Ratings Vinonyme 95/100; Winewherever/Rasmus Christensen 94/100; GASTRO 93/100
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Residual Sugar 2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties 100% Gamay
Drinking Window Drink now or cellar for more than 10 years from the harvest year
Region Morgon
Elevation 285.0 meters
Orientation South / Southeast
Sites Single-vineyard Château-Gaillard
Vine Age 70
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Closure Cork
Production Details Hand-harvested from old bush vines; 80% whole clusters and 20% destemmed fruit; pigeage during a 12-day fermentation followed by gentle pressing; matured for 6 months in concrete tanks and 4 months in bottle before release. Recommended serving range is 14–17°C.
Tasting Notes James Suckling: structured yet velvety, with fine tannins building through a balanced finish and a touch of black cherry in bitter chocolate; the critic explicitly notes that the chocolate character is not from oak.
Food Pairing Poultry, grilled dishes, pork, veal, beef, cheese, pasta, pizza, or mushrooms.
Critics Ratings James Suckling 95/100; Houlberg 94/100; Flaskehalsen 94/100; Wine Enthusiast 93/100; Rolf Madsen/Vinexpressen 92/100; Mad og Monopolet 92/100
2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties 100% Gamay
Drinking Window Drink now or cellar for more than 10 years from the harvest year
Region Morgon
Elevation 285.0 meters
Orientation South / Southeast
Sites Single-vineyard Château-Gaillard
Vine Age 70
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Closure Cork
Production Details Hand-picked from old bush vines; 80% whole clusters and 20% destemmed fruit; pigeage during a 12-day fermentation followed by gentle pressing; matured for 6 months in concrete tanks and 4 months in bottle before release. Recommended serving range is 14–17°C.
Tasting Notes James Suckling: black cherry and forest berries, dry forest-floor character, very fine tannins and a compact finish. Robert Parker: tangy berries, cherries and dried herbs around a medium- to full-bodied core with powdery tannins and pronounced tension.
Food Pairing Steak, French charcuterie, poultry, light meats, vegetables, substantial salads, cheese, lamb, pasta, pizza, mushrooms, tapas, or game.
Critics Ratings James Suckling 96/100; Houlberg 94/100; Flaskehalsen 94/100; Mad og Monopolet 92/100; Robert Parker 91+/100; Rolf Madsen/Vinexpressen 92+/100
2021 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window Drinkable now; best from 2024
Region Morgon
Tasting Notes James Suckling: ripe and graceful, with concentrated fruit, exceptionally fine tannins and pronounced stony minerality on the finish.
Critics Ratings James Suckling 96/100; Wine Enthusiast 92/100
2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Gamay
Drinking Window 2024–2035
Region Morgon
Soil Friable crystalline rock
Elevation 250.0 meters
Orientation South / Southeast
Vine Age 70
Pressing Method Horizontal Press Operated At Low Pressure For Slow Extraction
Maceration 12 days
Production Details Manually harvested with selective sorting in the vineyard; 80% whole bunches and 20% destemmed fruit, with daily pigeage; matured for 6 months in cement tank and then 4 months in bottle. The source characterizes the viticulture as agriculture raisonnée and recommends serving at 14–16°C.
Food Pairing Saucisson in brioche, carp fillet, Beaujolais andouillette, beef stew, Maroilles, or Chalancey au Chablis cheese.
Critics Ratings James Suckling 94/100
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