Award-winning 2021 Jean-Paul & Charly Thevenet Morgon Vieilles Vignes Beaujolais, France

Morgon “Vieilles Vignes”
•Sourced from climat Douby (lieux-dits Pérou, Le Clachet, Les Bresses)
•Aged in used 228-liter Burgundian barriques
•Biodynamic farming: aeration of the soil, herbal infusions, natural composts, cover crops; planting, pruning, racking, and bottling in accordance with the lunar calendar
•Domaine is in the process of seeking organic certification
•Naturally low yields from mostly old vines
•Grapes are hand-harvested
•Fermentation with indigenous yeasts
•100% whole-cluster fermentation
•Infusion-style vinification without punchdowns or pumpovers
•Maceration lasts approximately 3 weeks before décuvage