Tasted almost in Villé-Morgon with Fabien Collonge, 02 March 2023.
Fabien Collonge
Le Truges
69910 Villé Morgon
Tel: +33 6 30 02 63 18
www.fabien-collonge.com
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Fabien on 2022
I could improve my stock position a little with 2022 – it’s a year to keep but most of the 21s are now sold… I have just bottled some Chiroubles but it’s too early, for now, for the Morgon – but in about a month…”
Fabien on 2021
“We were hit by the frost and lost a good 30% – the little bit of snow didn’t help! It was a complicated year because it was always so rainiy – perhaps we were lucky that we lost some grapes because we still managed to reach a good ripeness – it’s a big change between the two vintages either side though.”
The wines…
For his 2021s the Chiroubles is great – worth a special search – the Morgon is excellent but needs some time in the cellar.
2022(!) Chiroubles
A deep nose – dark fruit but with nice purity. Hmm, nice energy, dark fruit energy, the finish has some density – it holds very well – slowly mouth-watering… super…
I extracted quite long but not at a high temperature
Lots of colour – ‘yes, not a lot of yield gave us enough maturity.‘ Hmm – that’s nice – a little floral – very pretty. Mouth-filling, with impressive density and energy – that’s simply a great 21 – bravo!
2020 Chiroubles
Already a little complexity of development. Fresh, cool, direct and very fine textured. That’s really excellent…
2021 Morgon Vieilles-Vignes
Hmm – a tighter but still fresh nose. In the mouth, some structure here – this has energy and complexity but also a bit too much youth for today – I would wait at least another year.
2020 Morgon Vieilles-Vignes
Hmm – nicey perfumed – a hint of development but not as much as the Chiroubles – lovely. Hmm – that’s very nice in the mouth – structural, but with fine texture and super purity – that’s a simply excellent wine…
2019 Morgon Vieilles-Vignes
Narrower but deeper. Also only modestly with some development. Hmm, energetic, silky, mobile and mouth-watering. Still a little structural – I’d drink the 20 before this but again, this is properly super wine.