{"title":"Jean-Marc Burgaud | Morgon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Jean-Marc Burgaud Winery Entrance and Vineyards\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_390b5b42-a16c-415b-a945-8dbe106d2053.jpg?v=1600542613\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Marc Burgaud was recently dubbed ‘Monsieur Côte du Py’ by Bourgogne Aujourd’hui magazine. His fine domaine has seven hectares of vineyard on the Côte du Py in Morgon, 4.5 hectares of which are situated right at the summit, making the Burgaud family the biggest owner of vines on this famous hill. The vines were planted between 1940 and 1974 with a massal selection, and are all gobelet trained and planted at high density - “Gamay needs high density to reduce its natural vigour,” says Jean-Marc. He is obsessed with the quality of the fruit, so only uses grapes from his own estate. The fruit, coupled with what he calls ’la vraie vinification Beaujolaise’, account for the quality and style of these striking wines that has led many to call this the finest domaine in Beaujolais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJean-Marc is originally from Lantignié, where he has 4.5 hectares of Beaujolais Villages vineyards. His wife, Christine, is from Morgon, and the 11.5 hectares in Morgon were inherited from her side of the family. “My father used to tell me that Lantignié produced the best Beaujolais, but when I first met Christine, her father opened a 20-plus-year-old bottle of Côte du Py for me and that opened my eyes to the potential of Beaujolais,” he explains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, the domaine has 18 hectares of vineyards across three appellations. His Beaujolais Villages is a masterclass in balance. According to Jean-Marc, a good Beaujolais must be made from ripe grapes so the tannins are mature, must be macerated long enough to extract these tannins but not so long that you begin to extract green tannins, so the fermenting wine has to be tasted every day to judge when the tannins are right and in balance with the acid. There are no set recipes here: it is a judgement based on an intimate knowledge of the grapes and the winemaking. “We don’t make wine with computers, we do wine by hand!” he states emphatically.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jean-marc-burgaud-morgon-cote-du-py","title":"Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Côte du Py 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eJean-Marc Burgaud owns seven hectares on the Côte du Py slope which makes him the largest owner of vines on this most famed hill of Morgon. The slope is one of the few outcrops of schist and decomposed blue rock in Beaujolais. It produces wines of intense power and greater structure than most associate with this region. Jean Marc's vines were planted in 1960 with a massal selection and are gobelet trained and planted at a high density to reduce the Gamay's natural vigour and increase concentration. The Morgon Côte du Py displays intense aromas of fresh red cherry and plum fruit and a rich and deeply concentrated palate with finely-tuned tannins and a long mineral finish. This wine's intensity, coupled with its freshness and balance, shows why this hill is so famous, and why Burgaud is held in such high esteem.[#intro]A wine of great intensity, coupled with freshness and balance from the famed hill of Morgon...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Marc Burgaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32073946071107,"sku":"A24BURGAUDMCDP-1","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/MorgonCoteduPyBottle.jpg?v=1600544671"},{"product_id":"jean-marc-burgaud-beaujolais-villages-les-vignes-de-lantignie","title":"Jean-Marc Burgaud Beaujolais Villages Les Vignes de Lantignié 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe grapes for Jean-Marc Burgaud's Beaujolais Villages are grown in Lantignié, which is where Jean-Marc is originally from. The Gamay vines here are over 55 years old and planted on clay soils, which lends excellent concentration to the finished wine. Jean-Marc insists a domaine should be judged on its entry point wine and in order to achieve perfect balance in this Beaujolais Villages, the fermenting wine was tasted every day to judge when the tannins extracted were in balance with the acid. “I do as much work in the vineyard and cellar on this wine as I do on my Côte du Py.” says Jean-Marc. The Beaujolais Villages Les Vignes de Lantignié is a masterclass in balance. An attractive deep ruby in the glass, the nose boasts bright aromas of crunchy red fruits and violets. On the palate, the wine has a superb structure, with grainy tannins, concentrated red fruit flavours and excellent acidity lifting the finish.[#intro]A masterful Beaujolais that receives the same care \u0026amp; attention as his Côte du Py...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jean-Marc Burgaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32235642519619,"sku":"A24BURGAUDBV-1","price":19.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/BeaujolaisBottle.jpg?v=1607971684"},{"product_id":"jean-marc-burgaud-beaujolais-villages-blanc-chardonnay","title":"Jean-Marc Burgaud Beaujolais Villages Blanc 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Chardonnay grapes for Jean-Marc’s Beaujolais Villages Blanc come from a one hectare site on clay soil in Lantignié. The Gamay previously planted here didn’t produce the sort of wines Jean-Marc was looking for and he decided it would be better suited to Chardonnay, so in 2010 replanted the vineyard. This unoaked Beaujolais Blanc is expressive with notes of citrus and stone fruits on the nose. The palate is bright and lively with racy acidity giving this wine wonderful freshness. 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