2023 Jean Foillard Morgon Cote du Py 1.5L

Considered by many as the Beaujolais benchmark. The most famous vineyard. A legendary producer. Tiny allocations available.
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Jean Foillard’s Morgon Côte du Py is a benchmark for Beaujolais, and the 2023 vintage is another stunning release that captures everything we love about this site and this grower.

Sourced from old vines on the fabled Côte du Py hill, this wine embodies the pure, expressive style that Jean Foillard is renowned for. The 2023 vintage is all about freshness, balance and vibrancy. Expect bright, jellied red fruits layered with a delicate floral lift and the signature silky texture that only Foillard seems to master so effortlessly.

There’s a fine thread of minerality that runs through the wine, adding complexity and tension, while the whole bunch fermentation brings a subtle herbal note that perfectly complements the fruit. It’s a wine that feels both complete and open, with plenty of charm now but also the potential to evolve beautifully over the next five to eight years.

In a world where wine prices are soaring, Jean Foillard’s Côte du Py continues to deliver incredible value for the quality, reminding us why it remains one of the most sought-after wines in all of France.

94 points
"The 2023 Morgon Côte du Py comes from several parcels of granite and schistous soils with many centurion vines. This has a wonderful, very complex bouquet with exquisite delineation: crushed stone filters through dark berry fruit alongside hints of ash and light stony scents. The sapid and vivacious palate has filigree tannins, a silver thread of acidity, and a touch of cracked black pepper towards the long finish. This is one of the best Morgon's you can buy...but that's old news."
- Neal Martin (Vinous)

94 points - "The 2023 Morgon Côte du Py comes from several parcels of granite and schistous soils with many centurion vines. This has a wonderful, very complex bouquet with exquisite delineation: crushed stone filters through dark berry fruit alongside hints of ash and light stony scents. The sapid and vivacious palate has filigree tannins, a silver thread of acidity, and a touch of cracked black pepper towards the long finish. This is one of the best Morgon's you can buy...but that's old news." - Neal Martin (Vinous)

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7 reviews
  • RL
    Robbie L.
    Verified Buyer
    8 months ago
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    2022 Jean Foillard Morgon Cote du Py
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Brilliant Beaujolais

    Just love this: roses, cherries, strawberries but with punch and guts. An all time fave that takes me back to Parisian bistros past.

  • SZ
    stan z.
    Verified Buyer
    8 months ago
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    2022 Jean Foillard Morgon Cote du Py
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Always a winner

    Year in year out you can always trust this label to be delicious.

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    Sharon D.
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    3 years ago
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    2021 Jean Foillard Morgon Cote du Py
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Elegant and delicious

    French grace in abundance!

Following Jean's rich and succculent 2022 wines that were beautiful, transparent and will age very gracefully, I was really looking forward to tasting these 2023 wines when I visited in Januaru and I was very impressed. I was told they would be classic Beaujolais and not like some of the richer recent vintages - these are all about the sap, the stoniness the silkiness, the charm and the lightness of touch - it is all there and most of all, so is the all important balance! Anyway, when it is Jean Foillard, we can all be very confident.

2023 is a superb and very welcome vintage that displays the classic freshness and elegance we crave and the signature silky texture that Jean is always able to harness, the vintage providing fine concentration but the wines still show vibrant jellied red fruit, very attractive floral and spice aromas and caressingly silky mouthfeel - as always they all offer delicious succulence as young wines, and as always they are perfectly balanced.

Don't miss these wines, in today's crazy world of wine prices, these stand out as some of the greatest values in the world for the quality!

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Gamay
Country France
Region Beaujolais
Feature Cult
Natural/Lo-Fi
Reviewed By Vinous
Critic Score 94
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Cork

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