Mee Godard Morgon Cote du Py 2020

100% Gamay

Beaujolais, France

Organic/Biodynamic

The ‘Cote du Py’ is ripe yet well-balanced, with notes of cherries, mulberry, and pepper undertones. 

Mee Godard has worked with of some of Burgundy’s best, including the famed Comtes Lafon of Burgundy, converting her 6 hectares of vines to organic and biodynamic farming. Mee is a one-person show that prunes, farms, and runs a strict cellar.  Everything is done by hand in the vineyard and yields are kept low. Her style involves using both carbonic and non-carbonic maceration for deeply structured wine. 

Before Mee Godard moved to France, she studied wine in Oregon, then moved her way to enology school in Montpellier. Her love for the Beaujolais area grew after working for several Burgundy based wineries. Beaujolais is one of the few places in France where an aspiring winemaker can start up their own winery. She is part of a new wave of talented individuals that are actively paving a path for the future generation of winemakers by setting new trends.  Her style involves using both carbonic and non-carbonic maceration for deeply structured wine. 

The Cote du Py is a famous vineyard in the village of Morgon, known for its "rotten rock" schist soils. Wines from this vineyard are among the most intense and structured in this village. Mee's Cote du Py utilizes fruit from this vineyard the two surrounding "Morgon" and "Chaponne" vineyards. The average age of the vines is 70 years old.