What it pairs with
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Roast duck leg with cherries
The floral fruit of Belair echoes cherry-glazed duck preparations. -
Chicken liver salad with mustard dressing
Mineral Gamay from Belair suits iron-rich liver in a salad context. -
Cheese board with soft and firm styles
The balanced Belair works across a range of cheese styles.
How to serve Morgon Belair
Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
- Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Roast duck leg with cherries, Chicken liver salad with mustard dressing, Cheese board with soft and firm styles. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Belair is a lieu-dit in Morgon on transitional schist-clay soils. Foillard's Belair cuvee was first produced in 2008 and occupies a stylistic middle ground between the approachable 3.14 and the more structured Cote du Py.
- 2008 — Belair lieu-dit first bottled as a separate cuvee by Foillard
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Jean Foillard
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Morgon AOC
- Oak
- Old large oak foudres; Belair parcel on schist-clay transitional soils
- ABV
- 12.8%
- Price
- EUR 28-42 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-12 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)
Frequently asked about Morgon Belair
When should I drink Morgon Belair?
Drink 3-12 from vintage. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Morgon Belair?
Roast duck leg with cherries is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Chicken liver salad with mustard dressing and Cheese board with soft and firm styles. The floral fruit of Belair echoes cherry-glazed duck preparations.
Is Morgon Belair vegan?
Yes: the producer documents no animal-derived fining agents in production, so the wine is suitable for vegan and vegetarian drinkers.
What grapes are in Morgon Belair?
The blend is Gamay. The wine is classified as Morgon AOC.