Louis-Claude DESVIGNES (Morgon) 2021s and a Few 2020s from Bottle

The wines here are certified organic (with the exception of the Aux Pierres Javernières, which is in the process of being certified organic).


The wines are made with semi-carbonic maceration in open-top concrete containers and then aged in concrete tanks. A very small amount (1-2 g/hl) of sulfur is added after malolactic fermentation and sometimes again when the wine is bottled, thus Desvignes is found in many of the natural wine locales in Paris.


The 2021 harvest began on 17 September (in recent years, Desvignes has been harvesting later than most other vignerons in the region). Notwithstanding the late harvesting, the style is elegant.


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