Marcel Lapierre, Morgon, 2024

£38.30

cherry
violet
raspberry
licorice

At a glance

Producer: Domaine Lapierre
Region: Beaujolais
Appellation: Morgon AOC
Grape: Gamay
Vintage: 2024
Country: France
Wine type: Red
Alcohol: 12.5%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — certified

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

herb-roast chicken with pan jus
saucisson sec and hard cheeses
seared tuna Niçoise salad
mushroom and thyme tart
grilled salmon with lemon and dill

How to serve it

Serve: Cool room temperature (16–18°C)

Why Cave selected it

Benchmark natural Beaujolais from a historic domaine: certified-organic old vines, transparent semi-carbonic winemaking, and a supple, joyful Morgon style that overdelivers in 2024.

About the wine

A finely sculpted wine here, with a midraspberry colour, delicately extracted, and beautifully pure old viney fruit, enhanced by ten months ageing in casks from Burgundy. No sulphur was used during the élevage, just a little added at bottling. This is a joyful wine from one of the iconic Beaujolais estates.

About Domaine Lapierre

The name Marcel Lapierre has become legendary and is held sacrosanct in natural wine circles. Marcel’s father founded the domaine and was one of the first to bottle his own wine in the area, already showing a pioneering spirit.Marcel took over in 1973 and in 1981 under the influence of researcher and chemist Jules Chauvet, he and the infamous gang (including Jean-Claude ‘Le Chat’ Chanudet) eschewed the ubiquitous chemicals, went back to traditional and artisanal methods and first spoke out for natural wine triggering a revolution still underway. The name Marcel Lapierre has become legendary and is held sacrosanct in natural wine circles. Marcel’s father founded the domaine and was one of the first to bottle his own wine in the area, already showing a pioneering spirit. Following Marcel’s passing in 2010, Mathieu and Camille have carried forward their father’s outsized legacy with determination, dedication and passion. The wines from this iconic domaine keep getting better reaching an extra level of finesse unseen before.

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