2006 Morgon, La Voûte St Vincent, Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes

Louis-Claude Desvignes is a 7th generation vigneron currently producing some of the finest Morgon in the appellation. His Voûte St Vincent cuvée comes from various plots located on slightly different soils throughout the village, being largely a mix of decomposed granite, schist and clay. Louis-Claude has handed over the day-to-day running of the property to his charming daughter Claude Emmanuelle, now assisted by her brother Louis-Benoît in the vines. They tend to harvest later than other vignerons in the appellation with the intention of obtaining fruit of optimal ripeness.

The wine is vinified by the traditional cru Beaujolais method with a grille to keep the cap submerged. Recently, the fermentation has been longer and more controlled than in the past, in order to extract the deep colour and depth of fruit that are the hallmarks of these wines.
(Jasper Morris MW, BBR Buyer)

No point celebrating summer without a good beaujolais, and this superior village or cru beaulolais stands out from the pack. Morgon is the second largest of the ten crus beaujolais and the second boldest after Moulin à Vent, renowned for its firm, chunky wines. This is a well-made, elegant, fleshy, plummy beaujolais with real pizzazz.
(Jane MacQuitty - The Times - Top 100 Summer Wines Under £12 - 21-Jun-2008)