Jean Marc Burgaud Morgon Cote de Py James 2016

Domaine Jean-Marc Burgaud began in 1989 and has slowly expanded to now cover 13ha in Morgon, 1ha in Régnié and 5ha of Beaujolais Villages. Of the Morgon holdings, 8ha lie on the hillside of Côte du Py and are on average more than 50 years old.
Before establishing his domaine at the age of 22, Burgaud completed a diploma in oenology and viticulture, but his learning began long before that. Preceded by generations of growers, he was taught the importance of traditional techniques while keeping an open mind. Burgaud follows the rhythm of the seasons and has farmed using organic principles for more than 10 years, working his densely planted vineyards by hand and horse.
“To make a ‘grand vin’, the vigneron has to know his terroirs and how to farm to obtain the most beautiful grapes possible, and it is from this harmony that ‘grandes bouteilles’ are born,” he says.
Burgaud vinifies with traditional Burgundian methods: whole cluster maceration in concrete vats for variable durations according to the vintage and the appellation. Only indigenous yeasts are used in the cellar and, with the exception of sulphur at bottling, nothing is added during the vinification process as he seeks typical wines of terroir.
The wines are aged in either concrete or large-format barrel for several months before bottling. Some cuvees are lightly filtered while others are not. Bottling begins in April and continues through to August. The press, tanks, bottling line, museum cellar and storage is all dug into the foundations of his house.  Notes from Importer.
About this wine: Vines average 55 years. The schist soil, called “roche pourrie” (rotten rock), is composed of blue stones rich in iron oxide and manganese. Whole-cluster, semi-carbonic maceration for 14 days, then aged in concrete tank for 10 months.