3 low sulfite spots in Beaujolais, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All dietary guides in Beaujolais.
Domaine Lapierre Morgon sans soufre (no-sulphur cuvee) ★ 4.9
Morgon · Villié-Morgon, 69910, France
Domaine Lapierre produces two cuvees of Morgon: one with a minimal sulphite addition at bottling and one with no sulphites added at any stage of production. The sans soufre bottling is available in small quantities and requires cool storage throughout transport and at home. It is the canonical low-sulphite Beaujolais and the wine Marcel Lapierre used to prove that natural Gamay was viable commercially.
Tip: The Lapierre sans soufre cuvee is distinguishable by a faint label marking; store at below 15 degrees and drink within two years of vintage for maximum freshness.
Jean Foillard Morgon (sans soufre) ★ 4.8
Morgon · Villié-Morgon, 69910, France
Jean Foillard vinifies all his Morgon cuvees with zero or near-zero sulphur additions, following the Chauvet protocol. The Cote du Py and Corcelette bottlings are both natural-sulphite wines in the sense that no sulphur dioxide is added during vinification or at bottling; only trace amounts from fermentation may be present. They are the low-sulphite reference for Morgon after Lapierre.
Tip: Foillard's low-sulphite Morgon is slightly more stable than Lapierre's zero-sulphite bottling and handles modest temperature variation better in transit; both benefit from cool-chain handling.
Damien Coquelet Morgon (sans soufre) ★ 4.5
Morgon · Villié-Morgon, 69910, France
Damien Coquelet, stepson of Jean Foillard and the next generation of Morgon natural-wine producers, vinifies his Morgon and Chiroubles without sulphur additions using whole-cluster semi-carbonic maceration. His wines reflect the continuation of the Chauvet tradition into the 2020s.
Tip: Coquelet represents the natural-wine torch passed from the Gang of Four to younger Beaujolais growers; his Chiroubles and Morgon are available through Cave des Papilles in Paris and their international distribution partners.