2024 Daniel Bouland Morgon Corcelette 750ml

This is the first of three single-terroir cuvées from Bouland's Corcelette vineyard in Morgon, where sandy and granitic soils distinguish the site from the more schist-dominated areas of the appellation. These lighter soils are known to produce wines of greater aromatic intensity and softer, rounder tannin structure. The vines used here average 60 years in age and are classified as Bouland's younger Corcelette holdings; his oldest bush vines from the same area are reserved for a separate Vieilles Vignes bottling. Vinification follows the estate's consistent approach: whole-bunch fermentation with indigenous yeasts, with foot-treading employed at the close of fermentation to extend maceration naturally. The 2024 presents as the most approachable of the Corcelette series, showing silky blueberry, red floral notes and sarsaparilla on a seamlessly structured palate. Tannins are marginally firmer than those found in the higher-altitude Chiroubles, yet integration is precise and the overall impression one of effortless balance.