Morgon

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Substrate: manganese-rich schists (Upper Devonian) giving clay soils known locally as "morgon", principally on the "Py" hill
• Two other substrates: porphyritic granites (sandy arène soils, north/north-west) and Quaternary colluvium/terraces (east), with sandy or clay soils
• Slopes between 220 m and 480 m elevation, south-east-facing, on the flanks of the "Fût d'Avenas" (summit at 842 m)
• The Saône valley channels southerly influences (intense summer heat) and provides approximately 2,000 hours of sunshine per year

• Viticulture documented as early as 956 in Villié-Morgon; AOC recognised by decree of 11 September 1936 (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Mastery of Gamay through high planting density, short pruning, and a vinification approach combining traditional fermentation with semi-carbonic maceration

• Fruity character (raspberry, kirsch), body and minerality; capacity for ageing with "original and complex" aromas
• Soils on granitic arène → fruit-forward from youth; soils on schists → more austere, benefit from ageing

• On schist soils, Gamay N develops a character so distinctive that producers call it "morgonner"; its best-known expression comes 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