Domaine Daniel Bouland Morgon Corcelette Vieilles Vignes Cailloux 2024

This is our second allocation of Bouland’s Corcelette Vieilles Vignes Cailloux, which is drawn from the domaine’s Corcelette vines rooted in this lieu-dit’s rockier soils. The vines here are only a little younger than the centurion beasts that go in the Sable version of this wine. It’s a terroir that gives a slightly more structured Morgon than the Sable cuvée. To be honest, we have never really had a preference between the two since they were differentiated on the labels starting with the 2019 vintage: both wines are stunning examples of Corcelette. As usual, it is fascinating to compare directly with the Sable (sand) cuvée. Here, there’s more orange and spice shading to the palate, and also a smoky, hot-rocks kind of mineral profile. Long and strong, this is going to age beautifully. By the way, this is Bouland’s favourite wine in 2024: “It’s like a master blend of all the wines in the cellar.”