Jean-Marc Burgaud Morgon Cote du Puy - 2024 (750ml)

Jean-Marc is one of the top producers in Morgon.  This is a selection of the Cote du Puy section of one this famous Cru, showing additional structure and ability to age.  Yielding wines with both intensity of fruit and great concentration of minerality.

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The 2024 Morgon Côte du Py has a vivid, stony bouquet with redcurrant and raspberry fruit unfolding in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins and a touch more sour cherry in the mix, especially on the piquant finish. Again, this is very promising and might become the edgiest of Burgaud's 2024s.

Jean-Marc Burgaud is rightly seen as one of the leading winemakers in Beaujolais. The price for even his top cuvées is a pittance compared to the Côte d’Or, which is partly why quality is not more broadly recognised. Moreover, as I can vouchsafe from first-hand experience, these wines have an unerring ability to age. Readers should peruse previous Beaujolais reports for background details on Burgaud’s holdings and tenets. There are two major positive changes at this address. Firstly, Burgaud is constructing a new winery that will afford much more space than his current facility. Secondly, son-in-law Quentin Uzureau is taking on an increasing role in the winery’s daily operations. When we met last year, Uzureau confessed his nerves handling the tractor through the vines. Burgaud confirmed that since then, Uzureau has become a very able driver...Did I mention prices? I did. Good. - Neal Martin March 2025