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Domaine Jean Foillard, Morgon “Les Charmes” Eponym

Burgundy, France 2018 (750mL)
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Domaine Jean Foillard, Morgon “Les Charmes” Eponym

Many insiders would consider Jean Foillard at the top of the pantheon of great Cru Beaujolias produces. Jean took over his father's domaine back in 1980 and has never looked back preaching the return to old practices of viticulture and vinification. Most of the family's old-vine Gamay is planted on the Côte du Py in the village of Morgon. The purity and depth of Foillard's Gamay is comparable to the finest Cru Red Burgundy. 



The Les Charmes Eponym is traditionally made with a 3 to 4 week whole cluster fermentation process. The finished wine is aged 6 to 9 months in used Burgundy barrels. This is sourced exclusively from the Les Charmes vineyard, the highest altitude lieu-dit in the appellation. Ehtereal and penetrating Gamay that can cellar with the best of Burgundy, however, remarkably delicious out of the gate.

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Country
France
Region
Burgundy
Sub-Region
FranceBeaujolais
Soil
Schist, Granite, Manganese
Farming
Organic
Blend
Gamay
Alcohol
14.0
OAK
Neutral Oak
TEMP.
55-65
Glassware
Burgundy
Drinking
Now-2035
Decanting
30-60 Minutes
Pairing
Roast Chicken

France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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