Daniel Bouland "Morgon Bellevue Sable" Beaujolais, France 2022

FROM WEYGANDT:

THE WINE: Located between sub-appellations Viellé-Morgon and Chiroubles, Corcelette is composed of sandier soils that give ample finesse to the wines of Daniel Bouland, a living legend in Beaujolais. ‘Sable’ refers to the sandier soils of this site, which is composed of his youngest vines (dating back to 1926), which are fermented whole cluster for 10-12 days and matured in stainless steel vats and oak foudres for 6 to 9 months.

THE PRODUCER: Daniel Bouland is a great producer of old-fashioned Morgon. From less than 7 hectares of old vines in the Douby, Côte de Py, and Delys, lieux of Morgon, plus small parcels in Chiroubles and Côte de Brouilly, he makes wines that can age 20 years, and are comparable to fine Côte de Nuits Burgundies. His Corcellette Morgon vineyard is 60-75 year old vines. De Lys, between Corcellette and Ville Morgon, was planted in 1926. In 2014 he acquired another old vines parcel, Bellevue, on a foundation of schiste and granite. All his grapes are hand-harvested and vinified with full clusters in order to extract all the organoleptic qualities. All his bottlings are unfiltered.