What it pairs with
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Hare a la royale
Powerful game preparation suits the Breche's greater depth and tannin. -
Aged Cantal cheese
Firm mineral Morgon finds a match in aged Auvergne cheeses. -
Beef tartare
The raw mineral beef flavour has affinity with iron-schist Gamay.
History
Named for a specific geological breach (breche) in the schist bedrock of a Thevenet parcel, this cuvee is a selection made in the best years from particularly concentrated old-vine fruit.
- 2008 — Breche first produced as a special selection in a standout vintage
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Jean-Paul Thevenet
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Morgon AOC
- Oak
- Old oak foudres; a selection from a specific parcel with schist subsoil breach
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 35-55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-16 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2008
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)