In the glass
What it pairs with
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Pot-au-feu (braised beef and vegetables)
The wine's earthy mineral character complements the long-cooked beef and marrow. -
Roast duck breast with cherry sauce
Classic duck and Gamay pairing; cherry fruit mirrors the sauce. -
Terrine de campagne
Rustic country terrine is the natural bistro partner for Morgon.
History
Jean-Paul Thevenet, a founding Gang of Four member, has produced old-vine Morgon since the mid-1980s under Jules Chauvet's influence. The domaine remains family-run with the same minimal-intervention principles.
- 1986 — First old-vine Morgon under Thevenet label
- 1991 — Transition to fully organic and minimal-sulfur production
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Jean-Paul Thevenet
- Grapes
- Gamay
- Classification
- Morgon AOC
- Oak
- Old large oak foudres and demi-muids, very low sulfur
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- EUR 25-40 at retail
- Drinking window
- 4-14 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1986
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)