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Aubert de Villaine, the emblematic co-owner and manager of La Romanée-Conti, lives and works in Bouzeron, the first village south of the Côte de Beaune, on his Domaine acquired in 1971. Assisted since 2003 by his nephew Pierre de Benoist, he practises the same high-flying viticulture as at La Romanée-Conti, combining tradition, openness, purity, rigour and organic cultivation (since 1986).
Domaine rated one star in the Revue du Vin de France guide, and named one of the top 5 producers of 2021 by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui.The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “More structured and full-bodied, Les Champs Cloux is also the most poised and accessible of the reds presented, with its mellow scope, silky tannins, freshness and finesse.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2040
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Aubert de Villaine, the emblematic co-owner and manager of La Romanée-Conti, lives and works in Bouzeron, the first village south of the Côte de Beaune, on his Domaine acquired in 1971. Assisted since 2003 by his nephew Pierre de Benoist, he practises the same high-flying viticulture as at La Romanée-Conti, combining tradition, openness, purity, rigour and organic cultivation (since 1986).
Domaine rated one star in the Revue du Vin de France guide, and named one of the top 5 producers of 2021 by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui.The 2022 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (August 2023): 17/20 “Black fruit nose, dominated by blackcurrant. Full-bodied on the palate, with firm but ... tannins”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2040
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Aubert de Villaine, the emblematic co-owner and manager of La Romanée-Conti, lives and works in Bouzeron, the first village south of the Côte de Beaune, on his Domaine acquired in 1971. Assisted since 2003 by his nephew Pierre de Benoist, he practises the same high-flying viticulture as at La Romanée-Conti, combining tradition, openness, purity, rigour and organic cultivation (since 1986).
Domaine rated one star in the Revue du Vin de France guide, and named one of the top 5 producers of 2021 by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui.The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “Powdery, unctuous substance in Les Cloux, perfumed and lifted by a note of citrus peel”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2037
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Aubert de Villaine, the emblematic co-owner and manager of La Romanée-Conti, lives and works in Bouzeron, the first village south of the Côte de Beaune, on his Domaine acquired in 1971. Assisted since 2003 by his nephew Pierre de Benoist, he practises the same high-flying viticulture as at La Romanée-Conti, combining tradition, openness, purity, rigour and organic cultivation (since 1986).
Domaine rated one star in the Revue du Vin de France guide, and named one of the top 5 producers of 2021 by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui.The 2020 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (July 2023): 17.5/20 “Fresh fruit on the nose, with soft floral notes, where violet dominates. The palate is delicate and silky, with great length.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2040
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C'est William Trouillet (5ème génération) qui gère aujourd'hui le domaine familial de 19,5 ha, réparti sur les meilleures appellations du mâconnais : Mâcon-Solutré, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly Loché, Pouilly Vinzelles et Saint-Véran. Avec comme ligne directrice la volonté de produire de grands blancs à la minéralité affirmée mais toujours lovés dans une chair ample et dense. Des vins généreux et immédiatement séducteurs, au rapport qualité/prix/plaisir garanti !
Cette cuvée s'appelle Nord-Sud car provenant de deux parcelles, une au nord et l'autre au sud de Saint-Véran.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (August 2024): 16/20 “Fresh, lemony nose with a hint of white peach. Juicy on the palate, with fruit and substance. Beautiful balance.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2037
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C'est William Trouillet (5ème génération) qui gère aujourd'hui le domaine familial de 19,5 ha, réparti sur les meilleures appellations du mâconnais : Mâcon-Solutré, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly Loché, Pouilly Vinzelles et Saint-Véran. Avec comme ligne directrice la volonté de produire de grands blancs à la minéralité affirmée mais toujours lovés dans une chair ample et dense. Des vins généreux et immédiatement séducteurs, au rapport qualité/prix/plaisir garanti !
Cette cuvée s'appelle Nord-Sud car provenant de deux parcelles, une au nord et l'autre au sud de Saint-Véran.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (September 2023): 17/20 “Complex nose of sweet floral: yellow rose, jasmine, lily, pollen. Round, suave, rich and invigorating on the palate, with lovely citrus flavors. Round and delicious, with a saline finish”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2037
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William Trouillet (5th generation) now manages the 19.5 hectare family estate, spread over the best Mâconnais appellations: Mâcon-Solutré, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly Loché, Pouilly Vinzelles and Saint-Véran. Our guiding principle is to produce great whites with a pronounced minerality, but always with a full, dense body. Generous, immediately seductive wines, with guaranteed value for money and pleasure!
The Vieilles Vignes cuvée is a blend of vines aged between 40 and 60 years on clay-limestone soils (Solutré-Pouilly).
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (September 2023): 15/20
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2037
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William Trouillet (5th generation) now manages the 19.5 hectare family estate, spread over the best Mâconnais appellations: Mâcon-Solutré, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly Loché, Pouilly Vinzelles and Saint-Véran. Our guiding principle is to produce great whites with a pronounced minerality, but always with a full, dense body. Generous, immediately seductive wines, with guaranteed value for money and pleasure!
The 1er cru Aux Chailloux is the estate's flagship cuvée, their fattest and richest wine because it comes from deep marl and clay soils.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (September 2023): 15.5/20 “Fruity, spicy aromas, coated with fine woody-torrefied notes. Full-bodied, concentrated, ample and delicious on the palate”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2037
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Since 1993, the Georges Descombes estate has been in the very spirit of Beaujolais, making wines that are easy to drink, richly fruity with a silky texture, and (almost) sulfur-free. We offer only the Vieilles Vignes wines of the domain, wines of great drinkability, natural and seductive in their youth.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's guide.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2028
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Since 1993, the Georges Descombes estate has been in the very spirit of Beaujolais, making wines that are easy to drink, richly fruity with a silky texture, and (almost) sulfur-free. We offer only the Vieilles Vignes wines of the domain, wines of great drinkability, natural and seductive in their youth.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's guide.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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An emblematic estate of the Moulin à Vent appellation known in Beaujolais for being the one that, by the complexity and distinction of its wines, competes best with the pinot noir of the Côte d'Or. With 8 hectares of the best Moulin à Vent plots and very old vines (80 to 100 years old for the Heritage), Domaine Janin produces ambitious, structured, dense wines, at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, with excellent ageing potential without being too austere in their youth.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Well done! A double success for Éric Janin, elected one of the winemakers to watch in 2024 by the Revue du Vin de France and named "domaine coup de cœur" by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui in April 2023.
Les Vignes du Tremblay, a blend of several lieux-dits, is a cuvée for immediate pleasure, quickly accessible.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (April 2025): 95/100 “This is the cuvée that all lovers of great Beaujolais must have in their cellar. It's a quintessential Gamay, with defined fruit, and a quality of tannin worthy of the best moulin-à-vent, while handling vintages like 2022 perfectly. ”
Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025) : 93/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2028
- Organic certification:
- 2024
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An emblematic estate of the Moulin à Vent appellation known in Beaujolais for being the one that, by the complexity and distinction of its wines, competes best with the pinot noir of the Côte d'Or. With 8 hectares of the best Moulin à Vent plots and very old vines (80 to 100 years old for the Heritage), Domaine Janin produces ambitious, structured, dense wines, at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, with excellent ageing potential without being too austere in their youth.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Well done! A double success for Éric Janin, elected one of the winemakers to watch in 2024 by the Revue du Vin de France and named "domaine coup de cœur" by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui in April 2023.
Héritage is the domaine's cuvée de garde, made from 80 to 100-year-old vines grown in low goblets on weathered granite soil.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025) : 96/100
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 19/20 “This is a great wine from very old vines, refined and with long ageing potential, with a dress like a grand couturier, deep, noble aromas of black fruits, roses and violets... [...] ‘A great Burgundy vintage’, concludes one taster."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Organic certification:
- 2024
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An emblematic estate of the Moulin à Vent appellation known in Beaujolais for being the one that, by the complexity and distinction of its wines, competes best with the pinot noir of the Côte d'Or. With 8 hectares of the best Moulin à Vent plots and very old vines (80 to 100 years old for the Heritage), Domaine Janin produces ambitious, structured, dense wines, at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, with excellent ageing potential without being too austere in their youth.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Well done! A double success for Éric Janin, elected one of the winemakers to watch in 2024 by the Revue du Vin de France and named "domaine coup de cœur" by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui in April 2023.
Héritage is the domaine's cuvée de garde, made from 80 to 100-year-old vines grown in low goblets on weathered granite soil.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 95/100 “Having entered a slight phase of closure, Héritage nonetheless allows the depth of its aged vines to express themselves. The nose is discreet but profound, with a richness of fruit and flowers. The palate is airy, with just the right amount of extraction and subtle tannins. It should keep well."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2033
- Organic certification:
- 2024
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An emblematic estate in the Moulin à Vent appellation, known for the complexity and distinction of its wines, which best rival the Pinot Noirs of the Côte d'Or. With 8 hectares of the best plots and very old vines (80 to 100 years old for the Héritage), Domaine Janin makes ambitious, structured, dense wines, at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, with excellent ageing potential without being too austere when young.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Well done! A double success for Éric Janin, elected one of the winemakers to watch in 2024 by the Revue du Vin de France and named "domaine coup de cœur" by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui in April 2023.
The rare cuvée parcellaire Les Greneriers, produced only in the best years, comes from the historic heart of the estate: century-old vines, deep granite soil and tiny yields (20hl/ha).
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 18/20 “Aromas still discreet, but rich and above all refined, precise, with ripe black fruits, floral notes... Concentrated, juicy, greedy, elegant palate, with velvety tannins, generous fruit, superb persistence and lots of class.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2024
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An emblematic estate in the Moulin à Vent appellation, known for the complexity and distinction of its wines, which best rival the Pinot Noirs of the Côte d'Or. With 8 hectares of the best plots and very old vines (80 to 100 years old for the Héritage), Domaine Janin makes ambitious, structured, dense wines, at the crossroads between tradition and modernity, with excellent ageing potential without being too austere when young.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Well done! A double success for Éric Janin, elected one of the winemakers to watch in 2024 by the Revue du Vin de France and named "domaine coup de cœur" by the magazine Bourgogne Aujourd'hui in April 2023.
The rare cuvée parcellaire Les Greneriers, produced only in the best years, comes from the historic heart of the estate: century-old vines, deep granite soil and tiny yields (20hl/ha).
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2024
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.L'Aube à Javernières is a perfect entry-level Desvignes on a parcel of 0.84 ha on the edge of the Morgon appellation (Côte du Py), a frank Beaujolais, easy to drink but with a very present background.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 16.5/20 “Vinified with 50% de-stemmed grapes, this cuvée reveals an intense color and a fine, fresh, fruity, spicy nose.... The wine is dense, greedy, coated and silky, with fine balance and finesse”.
Vinous (N. Martin - March 2024): 85-87/100 "The 2023 Beaujolais L'Aube à Javernières comes from parcels close to Morgon on deep clay soils. It has a crisp and pure bouquet with blueberry fruit and violet scents. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, quite strict at the moment with a touch of warmth on the finish. Fine."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2028
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.L'Aube à Javernières is a perfect entry-level Desvignes on a parcel of 0.84 ha on the edge of the Morgon appellation (Côte du Py), a frank Beaujolais, easy to drink but with a very present background.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “Already ready to drink, we can see the desire to produce a deep wine with fine tannins”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2028
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.L'Aube à Javernières is a perfect entry-level Desvignes on a parcel of 0.84 ha on the edge of the Morgon appellation (Côte du Py), a frank Beaujolais, easy to drink but with a very present background.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2027
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.L'Aube à Javernières is a perfect entry-level Desvignes on a parcel of 0.84 ha on the edge of the Morgon appellation (Côte du Py), a frank Beaujolais, easy to drink but with a very present background.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2026
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The estate's flagship, La Voûte Saint-Vincent is built on tender, greedy fruitiness, without lacking in substance.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2029
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The estate's flagship, La Voûte Saint-Vincent is built on tender, greedy fruitiness, without lacking in substance.
The 2022 vintage in the press :
Vinous (N. Martin - March 2023): 89/100 "A mix from just under 5-hectares of various plots in the north of the appellation, the 2022 Morgon La Voûte Saint-Vincent, has a perfumed nose of red cherries, kirsch and tangerine scents. The palate is medium-bodied, harmonious and quite fleshy with very supple tannins and, gentle grip. Mulberry and black cherries mix with white pepper towards the finish."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2029
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The Château Gaillard cuvée, made from very old vines (80 years old), plays the density card.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 17/20 “Intense color, fine, soft aromas of black fruits and violets... Sweet, greedy fruit on the palate, dense, velvety, long, with obvious ageing potential.”
Vinous (N.Martin - April 2024): 92-94/100 “The 2023 Morgon Château-Gaillard comes from vines planted in 1920 and 1952. This is very cohesive on the nose, with more black fruit than the Montpelain and just a subtle reduction at play. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, very focused, gaining density toward the finish with a dash of black pepper that prolongs lenght. Outstanding."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2031
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The Château Gaillard cuvée, made from very old vines (80 years old), plays the density card.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 “Château-Gaillard is gaining in depth, its fruit is more open. Its delicate mouthfeel makes it already accessible.”
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (August 2024): 16.5/20 “The estate cultivates 1.03 hectares of 80-year-old vines in the lieu-dit. Intense, brilliant color. Expressive, precise aromas of cherries, raspberries, blackberries...Dense, delicate, elegant palate, with “sweet”, fleshy fruit, good balance and potential.”
Vinous (N. Martin - March 2023): 92/100 “The 2022 Morgon Château Gaillard is named after the lieu-dit (there is no château there), a single hectare on sandy soils, aged in 30-hectolitre concrete eggs. Redcurrant, raspberry coulis and blueberry scents blossom on the nose - very pure and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and touches of graphite. there's firm grip with a lot of substance on the finish. This should age supremely well.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2031
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N.Martin - April 2024): 90-92/100 “The 2023 Morgon Javernières has a deep and rounded nose, black cherries mixing with wild strawberries and oyster shells. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid, black-olive-tinged dark berry fruit, easing off toward the slightly confit-like finish. This is such a cemely Morgon that it will be nearly impossible to resist its youth.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 18/20 “Made from 80-year-old vines, with 95% of the grapes vinified whole and aged for 9 months in 30-hl concrete eggs (as for the Les Pierres cuvée), this top-flight Morgon has an intense color, a rich, precise nose of ripe black fruits and spices... Dense, compact, harmonious, long and racy on the palate, perfect for laying down."
"Vinous (N.Martin - April 2024): 94-96/100 “The 2023 Morgon Côte de Py, matured in concrete eggs, has onr of the finest bouquet from the Domaine with crystalline red fruit and wonderful mineralité. I could have nosed this all day! The palate is immaculate with fine tannins, clean and precise, surfeited with tension. A vivid, tensile finish begs you to take another sip. Potentially one of the finest Côte de Py I have tasted, it exudes effortless class.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2041
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - May 2023): 94/100 “It has a very pure nose of cherries, figs and kirsch, with the old vines (on average 70 to 80 years old) lending complexity. Medium-bodied on the palate, with a fine, mineral structure and a classic, slightly austere finish that calls for cellaring. Superb”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2041
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2038
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 17.5/20 “Intense, brilliant purplish color. Aromas of black fruit, violets, spices...Rich, full, fleshy, juicy mouthfeel, with racy, velvety tannins, generous, greedy fruit and a fresh, elegant finish.”
Vinous (N.Martin - April 2024): 91-93/100 “The 2023 Morgon Aux Pierres Javernières comes from vines planted in 1931 and aged in concrete eggs. This is slightly more opulent and candied on the nose than the Côte du Py, perhaps without the same sophisitication. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins, a little earthier in style, very well-balanced with an almost flinty finish. Excellent.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Vinous (Neal Martin - May 2023): 95/100 “It has a very complex mineral nose of black cherry, tea leaf and crushed stone, with floral scents emerging on aeration. [...] This is a very pure, beautifully balanced style, with a satin-textured finish that is one of the most caressing to be found in this vintage. Remarkable.”
Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025): 95/100Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (August 2024): 16.5/20 “Made from 90-year-old vines, this cuvée reveals an intense color and fine aromas of ripe fruit. Lots of richness, depth, flesh on the palate and breed in this wine, which is not yet established, but promised a radiant future.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2023
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The philosophy of Domaine Desvignes is simple: respect tradition. Hence a culture without weedkillers, "old-fashioned" vinification and rather long maturations in cement vats only. The result is great structured morgons with a subtle and accomplished structure, and a keeping capacity worthy of the great Burgundies (10 years and more).
Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.The estate's four greatest cuvées (Javernières, Côte du Py, Javernières Aux Pierres and the most famous, Les Impénitents) all come from the Côte du Py climat. These Morgons combine the richness of Gamay with exceptional depth and length. Fleshy wines, made for laying down.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Bourgogne Aujourd'hui (November 2024): 17.5/20 “In 2023, the domaine produced 3900 bottles of its now almost ‘cult’ cuvée des Impénitents from vines planted in 1920 below the hill of Py on clay and iron oxide soil. Intense color. Fine, fruity, floral, spicy, toasty nose.”
Vinous (N.Martin - April 2024): 92-94/100 “The 2023 Morgon Les Impénitents comes from the Domaine's oldest vines, planted in 1912 or 1914. Dark berry fruit, licorice and touches of graphite emerge on the nose. This is very complex and beautifully defined, one of thei more cerebral aromatic profiles in this vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, slightly chalky tannins. Dark berry fruit mixes with black tea and black olive, leading to a structured and serious finish. try to resist temptation and allow it few years to settle this bottling repays patience.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2044
- Organic certification:
- 2023