A Morgon Beaujolais Cru

A Morgon Beaujolais Cru: Wine Reviewed
Dominique Piron Les Pierres Morgon 2009 13 % alcohol about $18

Let’s start by quoting the marketing materials. “Tasting Note: From a 7 year old foudre crafted, Piron reports, 'by a local character, who is unfortunately getting ready to retire,' the 2009 Morgon Cote de Py Cuvee les Pierres - originating in a pebbly yet clay-rich section just uphill from Javernieres - displays both smoked meat and machine oil overlays to its rich black raspberry. A glorious and haunting floral dimension of buddleia gains prominence over time and wells-up from the empty glass. A snappy suggestion of candied tangerine rind as well as invigoratingly tart notes of berry skin and stony impingements all augment an otherwise soothing and luxuriantly mouth-coating fruit matrix, leading to a finish of strikingly vibratory intensity. This should be worth following steadily for 6-8 years. Score - (92-93+). (David Schildknecht, at the Robert Parker website, Aug. 2010).“ And now for my review.

At the first sips this wine was very long with dark raspberries and and tinge of sweetness. I started with Japanese rice crackers that made the tangerines come out. When paired with honey-garlic barbecued chicken wings its acidity was sharp and the wine was multilayered. A rather dry barbecued chicken breast with a paprika-dusted skin gave the liquid the taste of dark cherries and dark chocolate. In the face of the chicken’s moister leg, the chocolate taste intensified. With one of my old favorites, potatoes roasted in chicken fat, the wine tasted of dark cherries but it was salty. Veggies were green beans in tomato sauce, and the Morgon was dark and long. But the objectionable salt did not go away.

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