Domaine Jean Foillard
Morgon Cuvée Corcelette
Gamay from Beaujolais, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Domaine Jean Foillard
Domaine Jean Foillard is a leader in natural wines and uses only small amounts of S0₂. 'These are wines with presence and weight matiere packed to the rafters with fistfuls of fruit without excessive or obvious effort ' says Neal Martin. This includes keeping whole clusters of grapes in vats for 2 to 3 weeks at a low temperature before fermentation using only natural yeast no pumping no fining and no filtration. Furthermore Jean Foillard ages his wine in barrels brought from the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti; the results are sublime. He is a cult wine hero amongst the many young free-spirited vignerons in France who are now looking back to nature to make fine wine.
Description
"The 2012 Morgon Cuvee Corcelette has an attractive, light bouquet that expands nicely with aeration: blackberry and raspberry infused with Morello and iris scents. This seems very natural and composed, coalescing serenely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Though there is not great depth, curtailed by the growing season, it is exquisitely balanced with a pointed, slightly tapered, sour cherry finish." WA
Food Pairing
A hearty stew of white beans and sausage.
