Yann Bertrand Morgon Dynamite 2022

Alcohol: 13% Grape(s): Gamay Localization: Beaujolais, France Tasting Notes: This powerhouse Gamay from Yann Bertrand comes from 80- to 100-year-old vines in the heart of Morgon. Fruit is organically farmed, carbonically macerated without SO2, and aged for 7-9 months in used barrels (minimum 10 years old). For a more muscular side of Gamay, this is your bottle. Notes: Morgon Dynamite is the confidential cuvée made from the tiny sliver of vines at Grand Pré that reach across the boundary into Morgon. So while the label says Morgon, the soul is definitely in Fleurie. Like everything at the domaine, this wine is naturally vinified without any added yeast or SO2. The Domain: Yann Bertrand learned to make wine from Yvon Metras, more-or-less the Obi-Wan Kenobi of the region. Growing up in Fleurie, Yann Bertrand never thought he would become a winemaker. He briefly enrolled in commerce at a local university, then traveled around the French Alps for a few years. When applying for local jobs, h