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Surface area
: 1112 ha. Morgon is the most widespread Cru after Brouilly.
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Yield per hectare
: 52 hl/ha
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Production
(in 2006) : 58 332 hl, or 7.7 million bottles
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Grape variety
: gamay noir à jus blanc
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Colour
: red
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Pruning type
: short goblet leaving 3 to 5 branches on each vine and a maximum of
10 eyes (buds).
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Number of plants
per hectare : from 8 000 to 10 000
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Soil type
: crumbly decomposed rock made up mainly of pyritic schist rich in iron
oxide and manganese that give the soil its ochre red colour. This is
what we call "la roche pourrie" (rotten rock) that is characteristic
of the wine and is a very advanced alteration of manganese and very
ancient blue-green eruptive rock.
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Communes with
the right to the appellation name : the commune of Villié
to which the name of the hamlet called Morgon was added on 25th April
1867 by Napoleon, giving the advent of Villié-Morgon.
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Number of vinegrowers
: 250
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Vinification
: in whole bunches. This vinification type is specific to the Beaujolais
winemaking area. Length of fermentation on the skins: from 9 to 12 days,
depending on the vintage and the winemaker. After vatting and the first,
alcoholic, fermentation, the grapes are pressed and the run off and
press juices are assembled then the second, malo-lactic, fermentation
takes place. Its role is to render the wines supple in removing their
acidity. In order to get the most out of their grapes and give added
structure to their wines, quite a few winemakers use techniques to immerge
the grapes in their own juice during the first fermentation such as
placing a grid over the cap to hold it down, pushing the cap down or
pumping the juice from the bottom of the vat over the cap.
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 Appellation
extras
There are 6 named vineyards in the Cru that divide the appellation into
three bands facing south- southeast and northwest, giving very distinctive
wines. From east to west are: |
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Grand Cras which runs along Brouilly and Régnié.
The wines are very rounded, lip-smacking and aromatic |
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Les Charmes goes up to the village of Saint-Joseph
next to Régnié |
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To the south of the village of Villié-Morgon
la Côte du Py is the pride of the appellation. The wines don't
mature very early and are very robust with kirsch aromas |
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To the west is Corcelette which gives wines
with floral, red fruit, above all red currant, aromas |
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Les Micouds have a character between that of la
Côte du Py and Douby |
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Douby touches Chiroubles and Fleurie. The wines
are supple with both floral and fruity notes. |
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