Morgon "Les Impénitents"

100% Gamay. From Desvignes' three oldest parcels, planted in 1912 and 1914 and totalling 0.8 hectare in the historic Morgon lieu-dit of Javernières at the foot of the famous hill of Côte du Py. The soils are much heavier and stickier with iron-rich red clay here versus the more schistous "rotten rock" up the hill of the Côte. Viticulture and vinification are consistent across all Desvignes wines. The vines are certified-organic and harvested by hand. The clusters go through a semi-carbonic maceration in closed concrete vats, with a submerged-cap maceration. A very small amount of sulfur (1-2 grams/hectoliter) is added after malo and sometimes at bottling. The wine is aged for a year in concrete and bottled with a light, non-sterile filtration. Les Impénitents is by far the smallest, most structured and most complex bottling from Desvignes; it is also the last to be released.