Domaine Mee Godard - Beaujolais-Villages 2023

This Beaujolais Villages has plenty of strawberry, also red cherry and redcurrant.

Domaine Mee Godard allows us a glimpse of the future of the Beaujolais region at its best. It’s a small Domaine of six hectares of vineyards, mostly located in the sumptuous Morgon. The uncompromising attitude established by Mee, coupled with very old vines across the estate (60 years of age on average) produces state of the art, profound, complex wines with lots of character. The Beaujolais-Villages derives from grapes purchased in Quincié, grown on volcanic soils at an altitude of some 400 meters.

An excellent Beaujolais-Villages with an excellent combination of restrained fleshiness and supple tannins. Very good depth and length for this category on the well-structured, medium-bodied palate. Made from bought-in grapes from vineyards in Lantignié with volcanic rocks and in Charmonté with sandy soil. Matured in concrete tank. Drink or hold. 92 points - James Suckling.

The 2023 Beaujolais-Villages, raised in concrete tank, has a pretty nose with raspberry and wild strawberry fruit. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, strawberry pastilles and red cherries, leading to a light, easy-drinking finish. Well crafted. Neal Martin, Vinous.

Technical notes

At Domaine Mee Godard, the vineyard is grown with the utmost care; organically and with the goal of using biodynamic practices as soon as the vineyard is ready. The yields are kept very low in order to increase concentration and capture each of the very different soil types available across Morgon. A high proportion of the bunch is used (50%) and the must undergoes a long maceration to infuse nicely. Fermentation is made in concrete tanks and, once finished, the wine undergoes a second fermentation and maturation in oak barrels for about 10 months for this vintage. The wines are then bottled without filtration.