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Clos de Mez - Château Gaillard 2008

Morgon|Red wine

3.5/5 (30 customers)

Rating: RVF 17/20, Bettane & Desseauve 16/20
“The 2008 Morgon is juicy and taut, with great length and a salty, mineral finish. Everything is perfectly defined. ” (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2014 - RVF). A red wine that is both deep and elegant, full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins. A Morgon that will appeal to wine lovers...

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Estate

Domaine Clos de Mez

Vintage

Château Gaillard

Vintage

2008

Designation

Morgon

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

100% Gamay à jus blanc

Terroirs

consisting mainly of loam but also of shale that has weathered into clayey soil rich in iron oxide

Viticulture

Soil preparation, yield management

Grape Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Cold pre-fermentation maceration for a few days, followed by alcoholic fermentation punctuated by punching down and pumping over

Livestock farming

20 to 30% aged in barrels for several years for nine months

Alcohol content

13%

Eye

Beautiful garnet-colored dress

Nose

depth and elegance

Palate

full-bodied and well-balanced, concentrated, with well-integrated tannins

Serve

at 13-15°C

Open

30 minutes before

Drink from

2013

Drink before

2018

Food and wine pairings

A déguster sur des terrines, un gigot d'agneau, des petits gibiers, des fromages...<br/>

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2021 guide): 3 stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)

About the estate:

Marie-Élodie continues to improve year after year without compromising her ideals. It’s a challenge she embraces despite the poor harvests of recent vintages in the northern appellations. Her style has gained in precision, and the finishes are smoother. Marie-Élodie has made no concessions—that’s just not her style! But she has likely softened her approach, seeking less body in favor of a more immediate and refined balance. The fact remains that the entire vintage brilliantly demonstrates her originality, and the wines—particularly in recent vintages—possess a true personality.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated estate (2022 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)

About the estate:

If there were a sign at Clos de Mez, it would read “Marie-Élodie Zighera, artisan winemaker”! Her vineyard (certified organic in 2019) is divided into two crus, with Fleurie at the center. A passionate advocate of whole-clus harvesting, she did not buy any grapes despite the recent hailstorms that damaged her Fleurie vines. Since her first vintage in 2006, she has evolved toward wines that remain structured yet allow for greater drinkability. One winter in barrel, one in bulk, and one in bottle—this is why her vintages seem timeless amidst the trend toward easy-drinking wines.

Customer rating

3.5/5

based on 30 reviews