Marcel Lapierre Morgon Beaujolais 2020 WILLAMETTE VALLEY blackcurrant)

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The original property was predominantly pasture

with 50-year-old vines in granite-inflected soils of clay-limestone

Tasting in his cellar is as much a tour of the various terroirs of the Montagne de Reims as it is a discussion of what’s new in the wine world

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Marcel Lapierre Morgon Beaujolais 2020 WILLAMETTE VALLEY blackcurrant)This structured and lovely Morgon is a benchmark wine for the region; cherries, concord grape and plums abound along with a firm structure, licorice, mineral and taut acidity. Little would we know that when Marcel Lapierre took over the family domaine from his father in 1973, he was on the road to becoming a legend. In 1981, his path would be forever changed by Jules Chauvet, a man whom many now call his spiritual godfather. Chauvet was a winemaker, a