WTN: Morgon

2007 G. Descombes Morgon VV
Shows lots of the lovely ‘exotic’ Morgon spices that I expected to find, plus a bit of the seductively silky texture. So that was nice. But overall it shows a bit simple and without the depth of my favorite examples of rockin’ and rollin’ Morgon. Is that a function of vintage? Age? Vineyard holdings?

2008 Foillard Morgon Côte du Py
This bottling has probably given me more examples of rockin’ and rollin’ Morgon than any other. But, this was my first taste of the 2008 and it doesn’t seem to be quite there yet. From the beginning it is more delicate and elegant than the above Descombes, but it needs several hours of air to start coming together into a composed textural package. Eventually it begins hinting at that crystal lace that has so often sent my knees wobbly in earlier vintages of Foillard CdP. Maybe/Hopefully this just needs time to get there.

I recently opened an ‘05 Côte-de-Py Vieilles Vignes Morgon from Domaine Savoye, and it was not rockin'. It wasn't quite "too pooped to pop" (Where would we be without Chuck Berry for rock'n'roll wine references?) but it certainly lacked liveliness. On the other hand, the '08 Chermette Veilles Vignes is rockin' 'til the break of dawn. Really beautiful for non-cru.

I recently opened an ‘05 Côte-de-Py Vieilles Vignes Morgon from Domaine Savoye, and it was not rockin'. It wasn't quite "too pooped to pop" (Where would we be without Chuck Berry for rock'n'roll wine references?) but it certainly lacked liveliness..

Probably shut down? And isn't their style quite structured and not at all like the seductively rockin' and rollin' side of Morgon via Foillard, Thevenet, and Lapierre?