lapierre | morgon 2024
descriptives
- producer: dom marcel lapierre
- cuvee: marcel lapierre
- geography: beaujolais
- grape
- vintage: 2024 (MMXXIV)
- tasted on 5/9/2026
- bought from: flatiron sf
- price: 85 post-tax
- lmao [the producer sells it for 43 euro](tab: https://www.marcel-lapierre.com/en/product/cuvee-marcel-lapierre/)
- vinification notes: 100y old vines from Côte du Py and the lieu-dit Le Douby. extended aging period in 228-liter oak barrels (= pièce (specifically a pièce bourguignonne), which is the standard barrel used in Burgundy, France. While a 225-liter barrel is a Bordeaux barrique)
- producer notes: natural producer.
verdict:
sight
- clear, pale (concentration), no gas, no sediment, purple, no staining (extraction), low tears (viscosity)
aroma
- clean
- has a natural funk. a bit of that balloon smell when you swirl vigorously
- not a big bouquet. bouquet not a lot of fruit mostly non fruit. have to smell gently to get the high tone fruit.
what is diff between reductive vs oxidative? reductive = minimize oxygen contact = preserve fruit and has a struck match smell. oxidative = develops nutty savory notes from more oxygen conact. heading in sherry direction, if overdone turns to vinegar
palate
- dry
- fruit = cooked. not fresh at all
- cooked red raspberry ?
- good normal acidity
- savory
- not a super complex finish