DOMAINE JEAN-MARC BURGAUD Morgon 'Cote du Py' 2024 Magnum

Grape

100% Gamay

Tasting notes

The 2024 Morgon Côte du Py from Domaine Jean-Marc Burgaud is a benchmark expression of this iconic Beaujolais cru. The nose is intense and expressive, dominated by ripe red fruits—cherry, plum, and fresh berries—interwoven with floral notes of peony, subtle sweet spice, and distinctive mineral nuances reminiscent of warm embers and crushed stone.

On the palate, the wine is full and fleshy, yet remarkably precise. Fine, melting tannins provide structure without heaviness, supported by bright, well-integrated acidity that lifts the fruit and enhances balance. The schist-rich soils of the Côte du Py lend depth, tension, and a gently savoury backbone, leading to a long, focused, and mineral-driven finish.

This is a structured and age-worthy Morgon that already offers great pleasure in its youth, while possessing the depth to evolve beautifully over time. An excellent pairing for roasted lamb, duck, or other flavourful meat dishes.

Expert Ratings

James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of France 2025 shatters the myth that France’s greatest wines must be powerful, long-aged, and expensive.

Jean-Marc Burgaud’s Morgon Côte du Py 2023, crowned French Wine of the Year, embodies a new definition of excellence, combining great concentration, dazzling minerality, and remarkable finesse.

Sourced from six hectares atop the volcanic slopes of Côte du Py, this Gamay is fermented entirely in concrete tanks, offering purity of fruit and terroir expression: violet, forest floor, and wild herbs, with no oak influence.

James Suckling highlights it as a wine of both precision and emotion, proving that true greatness can be both accessible and authentic.

More About The Winery

A leading name in Morgon, Jean-Marc Burgaud has built a reputation for producing some of the most structured and age-worthy wines of Beaujolais. His work is deeply rooted in the granite-rich terroirs of Morgon, particularly the famed slopes of Côte du Py.

Here, Gamay takes on a different dimension. Far from the light, simple style often associated with Beaujolais, Burgaud’s wines are defined by depth, structure, and mineral intensity. The soils—primarily decomposed granite with iron and manganese—bring both power and a distinctive earthy complexity.

The style is classic yet precise: ripe red and dark berries, black cherry, peony, and subtle spice, layered with notes of stone and a touch of savoury depth. The palate is firm, with fine but present tannins and a freshness that ensures balance and ageing potential.

Vinification is carried out with a focus on authenticity, often using semi-carbonic maceration combined with traditional ageing in large vats or neutral oak, allowing the terroir to speak without artifice.

Jean-Marc Burgaud’s Morgon is a benchmark for the appellation—a wine that bridges the gap between Beaujolais and Burgundy, offering both immediate charm and the capacity to evolve beautifully over time.