Morgon "Cuvée N", Marcel Lapierre - 2023

Name: Morgon "Cuvée N", Marcel Lapierre
Brand: Lapierre
SKU: 40040
Price: 49.96 USD
Availability: InStock

750 mL

Item # 40040

This bottling, the Cuvée N", from the Marcel Lapierre domaine, has not been sulphured at any point. Signified by the N on the back label. The late Marcel Lapierre took over his family's estate in 1973. Little did he know that he was on the road to becoming a legend, especially after connecting with Jules Chauvet - the father of natural winemaking.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2023

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-Region

Beaujolais

Producer

Lapierre

Grape Variety

Gamay

Limited Production: Only 1 bottle(s) per customer

Production Methods

Organic

Natural

Wine made from organically or biodynamically grown grapes with minimal intervention avoiding the use of chemicals, additives and technology.

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Staff Pick Notes

For a few years now, Domaine Lapierre has released two versions of their venerable Morgon, one with a touch of SO2 added at bottling, and one without. Zero SO2 is used elsewhere in the vinification, and both wines are otherwise identical. I had the good fortune to blind taste them side by side; while they’re both total stunners, the unsulphured bottle was just a bit more lifted, with greater concentration and precision of its intense cherry and white pepper spark. The difference was like testing your eyewear prescription, and seeing the world that much sharper with the right one. Perhaps there’s a chance this bottle won’t show as well the next day, but I don’t know a soul who’d leave juice behind anyhow. Come see clearly now why this is one of the most celebrated wines in the world!

- BB

Glossary

Burgundy

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Beaujolais

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