Domaine Jean Foillard Morgon 2021

Jean Foillard is a family estate in the Beaujolais region of France. It is best known for a range of red wines from the Morgon appellation.

The wines  have a reputation for combining lushness and fresh fruit aromas with depth, complexity and structure, which gives them not only great appeal when young but also considerable aging potential. The wines avoid the bubblegum aromas that can be associated with the Gamay grape and Beaujolais winemaking.

Foillard took over the domaine from his father in the 1980s, adding further parcels of land to the estate holdings over the following decades. The organically farmed estate comprises nearly 34 acres (14 hectares), a high proportion of which is on the famed granite-and-schist hillside of Côte de Py. Most plantings are more than 40 years old, with some as old as 100. A Fleurie is also made from a single-hectare parcel, and a Beaujolais Nouveau comes from a 10-acre (4-ha) plot of AOC Beaujolais vines.

Grapes are generally harvested late and clusters are kept at low temperature for several weeks before traditional semi-carbonic fermentation, with ambient yeasts, minimal or no sulfur additions, and no chaptalization or filtration. Wines are aged in used barrels sourced from estates in Burgundy. - Information from Wine Searcher