Morgon

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyards extend across the eastern slopes of the Monts du Beaujolais, on the first inclines of the Fût d'Avenas, which peaks at 842 metres, at elevations ranging from 220 to 480 metres above sea level.
• The manganese-rich schists of Upper Devonian age break down into clay soils locally known as 'morgon', concentrated on the Py hill.
• The porphyritic granites to the north and north-west weather into sandy grus and poor, free-draining soils.
• The broad Saône valley receives an average of nearly 2,000 hours of sunshine per year and channels marked southern influences characterised by intense summer heat.

• Winemaking combines traditional fermentation with semi-carbonic maceration, while vineyard management favours high planting density and short pruning to control gamay.

• Morgon combines fruitiness, body, and minerality, with aromas often evoking raspberry and kirsch, and the potential to develop towards notes of ripe fruit, stone, and kirsch with age.
• Wines from granite grus soils are fruity and approachable in their youth, while those from schist soils are more austere and benefit from several years of cellaring.

• Schist soils impart to the wines a distinctive character that producers describe with the verb 'morgonner', of which the finest expression is the wine produced from the Py hill.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — Inter Beaujolais