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desvignes-beaujolais-morgonOnly 5 vineyard of the Beaujolais cumulate 2 * in the RVF Guide of the best Wines of France 2016 AND 3 * in the Guide Bettane + Desseauve 2016. Among them, two are located in Morgon and our favorite of both is Domaine Louis-Claude Desvignes.

Louis-Claude Desvignes bequeathed the management of the family vineyard (ideally located in the heart of the famous Côte du Py, in the center of Morgon) to his daughter Claude-Emmanuelle in 2001. His brother Louis-Benoît Desvignes joined he in 2004. The siblings (eighth generation!) Produce superb Morgon wine guard and is today at the head of one of the most illustrious estates of Beaujolais.

Together, they follow the way traced by their father, one of the "black sheep" of the appellation, carrying out a traditional and meticulous vinification. Why "black sheep"? While all Beaujolais yielded to the temptation of hot pre-fermentation macerations in the 80s, Louis-Claude Desvignes resisted, convinced that this practice distorted the wines. This position against the current has also sometimes complicated the approval of its wines by the INAO. Claude-Emmanuelle and Louis-Benoît baptized the grand cuvée "Les Impénitents" in honor of this "impenitent traditionalist", with, on the label ... a black sheep!

The children have adopted the philosophy of the father, therefore, and produce morgons rather structured, tonic, great guard, antipodes of the stereotypes of Beaujolais. Morgon, famous Beaujolais wine, comes from the Gamay grape variety. Even if they appreciate the traditional wines of their region, fondly, fruity, greedy, they like to produce more complex wines, able to compete with the main wine regions. And all this, without breeding under wood! Instead, 18 months in concrete vats. (The very old vines of the vineyard giving small grapes, the percentage of skin is superior and already offers beautiful tannins.)

Yet, even if they are faithful to the traditional line traced by their father, Claude-Emmanuelle and Louis-Benoît Desvignes clearly lead their vineyard to a new area. For several years already, they have been working their soil in the most natural way possible, thanks to plowing, without any chemical agent, in a concern to preserve and to approach their soil. The conversion into organic is not far.

The winemakers are looking for wines that display a certain personality, and are therefore fond of the traditional maceration, either in de-stemming or in whole cluster for the oldest vines. Yields are relatively low for the region, as the vineyard can count on a vast majority of old vines.


The Morgon wine vintages:

  •     La Voûte Saint-Vincent: the estate extends over two climates, half is on the climate of Douby, and allows the Desvignes to produce this vintage fruity and easily accessible in its youth.
  •     La Côte du Py "classic version": with its schists and its disintegrated eruptive rock, and sometimes this blue stone so characteristic,
  •     Javernières: further south of the Côte, a terroir more clayey and impregnated with oxide of iron
  •     The impenitents: the most emblematic vintage of the vineyard

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The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (K. Wells, mai 2024), 94/100. The 2022 Morgon Côte du Py Javernières is captivatingly fragrant with aromas of cherries, pomegranate, dried petals, Earl Grey tea, slate and Indian spices. The palate is medium to full-bodied and packed with a silken core of fruits interlaced with salinity. It has a lining of ripe acidity...
€144.00

24.00 € / bouteille

The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (K. Wells, mai 2024), 93+/100. Planted on the eastern hillside of the Côte du Py, the 2022 Morgon Côte du Py stands out for its razor-like precision contrasting harmoniously with velvety textures and supple flavors. The wine wafts from the glass with aromas of blueberry coulis, licorice, dried thyme, slate and vine smoke....
€174.00

29.00 € / bouteille

The wines of 6 famous winemakers. 6 bottles and different climates: Morgon (Foillard and Desvignes, different styles), Brouilly (Lapalu), Beaujolais (Lapierre), Chiroubles (Passot) and Juliénas (Lotrous). Discover the finesse of the best black gamays with white juice!
€135.00

22.50 € / bouteille

Côte du Py, Corcelette, Château Gaillard, Javernières or Douby, here's the best of Morgon: climats signed Passot, Foillard, Desvignes, Lapierre, some of the best winemakers of the Morgon PDO, itself the most sought-after in Beaujolais!
€150.00

25.00 € / bouteille

The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (K. Wells, mai 2024), 90+/100. The 2022 Morgon Montpelain opens with aromas of spiced blueberries, cassis, peonies and slate. Tightly wound and high in energy, it has a structure of chalky tannins that dust the cheeks and bright acids that create a synergetic resistance along the palate. Medium to full-bodied, generous...
€114.00

19.00 € / bouteille

The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (K. Wells, mai 2024), 92/100. Planted in 1920 and 1953, the 2022 Morgon Château Gaillard unveils aromas of blueberry compote, currants and lilac. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it bursts with a subtle intensity in both depth and length. Initially marked by ripe acids and juicy berry fruit, the wine evolves and...
€114.00

19.00 € / bouteille

The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (K. Wells, mai 2024), 95/100. The 2022 Morgon Côte du Py Les Impénitents stands out as one of the finest from the 2022 vintage, leaping from the glass with aromas of ripe blackberries, candied peel, dried jasmine, rose petals and thyme. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied and laced with succulent acids and...
€456.00

76.00 € / bouteille

The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (K. Wells, mai 2024), 90/100. The 2022 Morgon Corcelette originates from purchased grapes from a vineyard that sits at 430 meters in altitude on pure granite soil. Entirely destemmed due to hail damage, this has a fresh nose with aromas of elderberries, cherries, white petals, wet stone and brown spices. Medium-bodied,...
€120.00

20.00 € / bouteille

The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (K. Wells, mai 2024), 94+/100. The 2022 Morgon Côte du Py Javernières Aux Pierres is enchanting with a complex nose of ripe blackberries, dark plums, blood orange, anise, wet stones, white musk and vine smoke. Medium to full-bodied and with a succulent weave of fruit, the wine is suave, multi-layered and generously upheld...
€210.00

35.00 € / bouteille

The Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (K. Wells, mai 2024), 95/100. The 2022 Morgon Côte du Py Les Impénitents stands out as one of the finest from the 2022 vintage, leaping from the glass with aromas of ripe blackberries, candied peel, dried jasmine, rose petals and thyme. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied and laced with succulent acids and...
€229.50

76.50 € / bouteille