Jean Foillard, Morgon Cote du Py, 2016

Name: Jean Foillard, Morgon Cote du Py, 2016
Brand: Private
SKU: NYC-[PVT]-PVT-GFCELL-051926-JFMCP2016-ROW294-BOX 107, 111/115/201
Price: 57.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Red Wine from Beaujolais, France

by Jean Foillard

$57.99

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Jean Foillard is one of Beaujolais' legends, a member of Kermit Lynch's "Gang of Four" and a father of natural wine whose Cote du Py is a reference point for living, no-makeup Beaujolais. Cote du Py is the famous blue-schist hilltop at the heart of Morgon, and this old-vine bottling is Foillard's deepest, most structured and ageworthy wine, made from old Gamay via patient semi-carbonic fermentation. The 2016 was an excellent, well-balanced vintage; this is drinking beautifully now and has the structure to keep improving for years.

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Antonio Galloni

95 points

"Lurid ruby. An expansive, mineral-accented bouquet displays powerful red and dark berry, incense and potpourri qualities, and a Moroccan spice nuance adds urgency and lift. Bright, seamless and alluringly sweet, offering palate-staining black raspberry, blueberry, violet pastille and spicecake flavors that slowly firm up with aeration. Shows superb depth and clarity, with nary a rough edge to be found. Closes supple, sweet and insanely long, leaving a sexy floral note behind." —Josh Raynolds

Robert Parker

95 points

"The 2016 Morgon Côte du Py is strikingly good, one of the best renditions of this benchmark cuvée in the last decade—in fact, I’ve already consumed the better part of a case. The wine bursts from the glass with a striking bouquet of rose petals, wild berries, dark chocolate and candied violets that’s beautifully projected and defined. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with an ample core of juicy fruit, melting tannins and a long, stony finish. Foillard told me that some 80,000 bottles were produced." —William Kelley

More about Jean Foillard

Jean Foillard is a natural-wine icon and charter member of Beaujolais' legendary 'gang of four'—those who answered Jules Chauvet's call to refuse pesticides, chaptalisation, and filtration. For half a century, his 14 organically farmed hectares have produced Morgon from the famed Côte du Py, with its roches pourries (rotten rock) of decomposed granite and schist. His wines are serious, lush, and utterly unforgettable.

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Gamay
Vintage

2016
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast duck, braised beef, mushroom risotto, charcuterie, aged cheese.

Tasting Profile

Deep, structured Gamay: dark berry, violet, earth and schist minerality with fresh acidity and fine tannins. Serious but lively. Drinking well, will improve.