Domaine Jonathan Pey Morgon "Bellevue" Cru

2022 Gamay Noir

Domaine Jonathan Pey - Morgon Cru Bellevue Gamay Noir 2022 bottle

If you love Pinot Noir, you will love Gamay from Domaine Jonathan Pey Morgon "Cru". More Pinot Noir in style than Cabernet Sauvignon, it is a deep ruby-red and intensely aromatic. This velvety, high-toned old-vine Gamay has a nervy backbone and cellaring potential of up to 10 years.

Origine

  • Three estate acres in Morgon and two estate acres in Fleurie
  • Estate grown, vinified, matured, and bottled by Jonathan Pey
  • Organically farmed. Dry farmed.
  • 1,300' altitude in Morgon's renown lieu-dit of "Bellevue"
  • 70 year-old vines (planted 1953) - Deep, ancient, eroded pink granite soil
  • High-density planting (10,400 vines/hectare) on a 22% southeast slope
  • Best served very slightly chilled

Tasting Notes

This is a minimal intervention, naturally-made red wine and thus it may contain harmless fine sediment. Deep ruby-red, intensely aromatic, this velvety, high-toned old-vine Gamay has a nervy backbone and cellaring potential of up to 10 years. Cheeses, roasted meats, anything umami.

Acquire

Only 300 cases of my 2022 Morgon Cru "Bellevue" were produced. I also offer a limited number of 1.5L Magnum formats. To purchase, complete the order form below and email it to sales@jonathanpey.com. There is a three-bottle minimum, and shipping is included for all orders of 12+ bottles.

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95 Points
"A sensational wine! A textbook example of a Cru that displays a strong sense of place. Medium deep, violet color, wonderful purity and intensity with the aroma. Red fruit galore: dark cherry, red raspberry, savory spice, and ample weight on the palate. Beautifully ripe, seamlessly smooth, layered, nuanced, lifted acidity, impeccably balanced with some taunt, yet ripe tannins on the back palate. With about an hour of aeration, the range and intensity of the wine is magnified. It'll age gracefully for another decade. Produced from low yield, high density, seventy-year-old vines from a raised elevation vineyard site. Not fined or filtered. A wine with the "it factor"!"
- Bob Paulinski, Master of Wine, The Tasting Panel
93 Points
"Morgon new-comer Jonathan Pey is to be followed if this inaugural vintage is any indication of what is to come. This organically-farmed wine from 71-year-old vines grown on pink-granite soil has a complex nose of dried-crushed blackberry, a dollop of raspberry puree, oolong tea, pencil shavings, dried grape stem and forest floor. Subtlety is this wine's love language with some background herbal notes piercing the veil of fruit at occasional moments along the length of the taste."
- Reggie Solomon, Wine Enthusiast, September 2024
92 Points
Outstanding
- James Suckling
91 points
"A bright, vibrant, delicious style, with a fragrant thread of dried rose petal, violet and dusty earth overlaying sweet notes of wild raspberry and dried strawberry. Shows harmony and integration, offering graphite energy from start to finish. Anise, smoke and dried herb hints arrive on the medium-length, snappy close."
- Wine Spectator
9/10 points
"Medium to dark garnet in the glass, this wine smells of boysenberry and blood oranges. In the mouth, silky flavors of blood orange and boysenberry mix with a touch of meatiness and a hint of struck match. Excellent acidity and a really nice stony underbelly make for a lovely package. It is a textbook interpretation of Gamay, unsullied by oak or overt winemaker effort. It's fresh, pure, and a great expression of the grape and the place."
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Wine of the Week
"Classic raspberry and plum aromas with a faintest trace of pepper mark the initial aroma. The wine improves markedly with several hours of air. Relatively rich entry, finish is superb. Best served with medium-weight foods. There are some tannins for structure, but impeccably balanced."
- Dan Berger, Napa Valley Register, February 20, 2024

"Morgon Cru wines are insanely delicious and easy to drink…they have depth as well, complexity that goes beyond deliciousness"

– Eric Asimov, New York Times

"Morgon Cru wines are worthy objects of interest for serious wine lovers"

– Jancis Robinson, Decanter UK