Beaujolais `Le Beaujolais` Marcel Lapierre [Pre-Arrival]

First launched in 2021, this follow-on vintage is even better and represents superb value. A much smaller production then either the Morgon on Raisin Gaulois, around 900 cases are made from 2.5 hectares of vines from just outside the Morgon appellation. The vines here have never been sprayed by herbicides or pesticides and are now around 70 years old, which is a pretty serious pedigree for AC Beaujolais. Wax caps, and that silky texture that is so key to the Lapierre style. With a few years under it`s belt now and drinking more like a top-class Morgon, this is one to go long on.