2023 Georges Descombes, Morgon, Beaujolais, France Podere Orto pressed with whole clusters

pressed with whole clusters

Negrette (once known as Pinot St

the palate is full and rounded

where the winegrowers used to soak the straw to tie up the vines

2023 Georges Descombes, Morgon, Beaujolais, France Podere Orto pressed with whole clusters100% Gamay. About half of Georges Descombes' 15 hectares of vines are in the Morgon cru, spread amongst a number of different, mainly hilly parcels that are rich in decomposed granite soils. There are two Morgon bottlings: one from old vines and this one, from the younger vines ranging from 5 up to almost 50 years old. The farming is organic, though not certified, and the harvest is manual. The vinification is traditional: whole bunch, semi carbonic