Côte du Py

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Côte du Py is a famed hillside vineyard in the Morgon appellation of Beaujolais, renowned for producing some of the region’s most structured and age-worthy Gamay wines.

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Côte du Py canonical 1

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instanceOf climat ⓘ
hillside vineyard ⓘ
vineyard site ⓘ
agingPotential 10 years or more in good vintages ⓘ
appellation Morgon AOC ⓘ
category single-vineyard Beaujolais ⓘ
climate continental with some Mediterranean influence ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dominantGrape Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc ⓘ
grapeColor red ⓘ
grapeVariety Gamay ⓘ
knownFor age-worthy wines ⓘ
structured red wines ⓘ
terroir-driven wines ⓘ
locatedIn Beaujolais ⓘ
France ⓘ
Morgon ⓘ
Rhône department ⓘ
notableProducers Domaine Lapierre ⓘ
Domaine Louis-Claude Desvignes ⓘ
Georges Descombes ⓘ
Jean Foillard ⓘ
Jean-Marc Burgaud ⓘ
partOf Beaujolais crus area ⓘ
linked to: Beaujolais
regionType cru-level site ⓘ
regulatoryStatus recognized lieu-dit within Morgon AOC ⓘ
reputation benchmark site for Morgon wines ⓘ
one of the most famous vineyards in Morgon ⓘ
soilType decomposed granite ⓘ
manganese-rich soils ⓘ
schist ⓘ
style full-bodied for Beaujolais ⓘ
tannic for Gamay ⓘ
subRegionOf Morgon cru ⓘ
linked to: Morgon
topography south-facing slope ⓘ
steep hillside ⓘ
typicalAlcohol around 13% ABV in modern vintages ⓘ
typicalAromas blackberry ⓘ
dark cherry ⓘ
earthy notes ⓘ
mineral notes ⓘ
plum ⓘ
spice ⓘ
wineColor red ⓘ
wineProfile can show a character known locally as "morgonner" (Burgundy-like depth) ⓘ
often requires bottle aging to show best ⓘ
wineRegion Beaujolais ⓘ

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Morgon → notableLieuDit → Côte du Py ⓘ