Jean Foillard Morgon Cuvée Corcelette

As a founding member of Beaujolais’ legendary ‘Gang of Four,’ Jean Foillard took over his family’s Morgon estate in 1980 and completely rewrote the rulebook for wine production in Beaujolais, favouring ancient vines and low intervention winemaking where high-yielding young vines and chemical additions were the norm. Cuvée Corcelette is an elegant, ethereal cuvée sourced from 80 year-old vines dug deep into the sandy granitic soils of north-eastern Morgon. It leaps out of the glass with explosive aromas of wild strawberries, crushed raspberries, violets, and a faint whisper of sweet smoky earth. On the palate, it’s all about svelte, meltingly soft tannins and a racy line of acidity.