2022 Domaine Anita Morgon Chateau-Gaillard [JS96]

Producer: Domaine Anita  
Region: Morgon, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France 
Varietal: Gamay  
Year: 2022 

James Suckling, 96 Points 

"Welcome to the dark heart of Morgon. Enormous structure, but the tannins are very fine and there's easily enough concentration to balance them in a very sensual manner. Stacks of black cherry and forest berry fruit, also some dry forest-floor character. All the power expected from this appellation is in the compact and beautifully crafted finish. Drink or hold." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Anita owns a plot of old vines in Morgon’s Château-Gaillard vineyard, situated at 250 meters altitude and exposed to the south and southeast, with relatively poor soils of friable quartz. Fermented with a combination of whole clusters and destemmed berries, this cuvée is aged 80% in cement and 20% in used Burgundy barrels—an elevage well suited to this terroir’s tendency toward richness. Anita perfectly checks that richness, creating a wine of deep, dark fruit, subtle salinity, and a clean, soaring finish." 

Alcohol: 13.5% 

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