Dominique Morel Beaujolais Villages 2025

Dominique Morel Beaujolais Villages Domaine de Gry-Sablon

Region: Beaujolais, France

Vintage: 2025

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Gamay

ABV: 13%

This Gamay is bright ruby in colour, with pronounced cherry perfumes. The rounded palate is full of fresh, ripe red berry fruit. Elegant, well balanced with good acidity, this is a great example of Beaujolais-Villages.

Dominique has 18 hectares of vineyards across Beaujolais, which are planted on relatively low vigour granite soils. As a result, the vines have to struggle to survive, but stressed vines produce superior and beautifully concentrated fruit. The densely planted bush vines are south-west facing and 46 years old on average, producing 50 - 55 hectolitres per hectare and resulting in beautifully concentrated wines. All work in the vineyard, including harvesting, is done by hand.

The hand-picked grapes underwent traditional Beaujolais vinification using 70% whole bunches, the maceration lasts 7 to 8 days. Temperature regulation of the stainless steel vats meant that the must was vinified without the use of sulfite. The wine was matured on fine lees for five to six months in stainless steel vats. After natural cold stabilisation, bottling was carried out on the estate.

This family-run winery based just north of Fleurie dates back to the early 1900s and has been run by current Winemaker Dominique Morel since 1967. Dominique’s philosophy is to make wines he likes to drink, with plenty of fruit, a good colour and a rounded mouthfeel.

https://www.gry-sablon.com