Jean-Paul & Charly Thevenet Morgon La Roche Pilee 2023 Emilia Romagna These are the same tuffeau-underlain

These are the same tuffeau-underlain grounds that produce the Loire's most compelling Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc

and what he made there became some of the most sought-after and least available wine in the appellation: a tiny production

so the wine is one bottling from a working home rather than a portfolio

fined with fresh egg whites

This is sparkling wine with the structure to sit through a meal

Jean-Paul & Charly Thevenet Morgon La Roche Pilee 2023 Emilia Romagna These are the same tuffeau-underlainThe Land Morgon's reputation rides on the Cte du Py and its decomposed schist, so it is worth saying plainly: La Roche Pile comes from somewhere else. The parcel sits on slopes just above the village of Villi Morgon, 300 to 350 meters up, on rocky decomposed granite rather than the roche pourrie of the Py. Granite is Beaujolais bedrock, and here it has weathered into a coarse, free draining grit that stresses the vines and drives roots deep. The cuve