Domaine Daniel Bouland Morgon Bellevue Cailloux 1.5L MAGNUM 2023

Domaine Daniel Bouland Morgon Bellevue Cailloux, in magnum, comes from a stony, south-east-facing site whose vines were planted in 1937, 1951 and 1967.

Most of Daniel Bouland's old bush vines are rooted in the Morgon climat of Corcelette, in hilly Haut-Morgon to the north-west of the appellation, and Bellevue is one of the lieux-dits within it that he now bottles separately. Cailloux means stones, and this parcel is particularly rocky, with plenty of schist running through the granitic sandy base soil, much as in the Côte du Py. The surface rock traps and radiates warmth, which makes it typically the earliest-ripening of his sites. The vines were planted in three stages between 1937 and 1967 on 420A rootstock, chosen for very stony ground with almost no topsoil. Winemaking is the same as for the Sable cuvée: natural whole-bunch fermentation, low yields and no fining. The wine is deep and inky, with graphite and earthy spice and firmer tannin than the broader Sable bottling.

It needs two or three years and will hold for a decade in magnum; try it with roast lamb, duck confit or hard cheese at 14-16°C.

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