2020 Morgon Passerelle 577
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Aromas of cherries and berries mingle with notions of sweet spices and potpourri in the 2020 Morgon Côte du Py Cuvée Passerelle 577, a medium to full-bodied, rich and layered wine that's taut and vibrant, with a deep core of fruit and powdery structuring tannins that assert themselves on the finish. As readers will remember, it derives from an enclave within Godard's Côte du Py holdings.
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Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
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Full bottle 1,297 g. Cigar and cherry tobacco on a quiet, shibui nose. Like so many of the Godard wines, intensely powerful with an earthbound, deep-rooted connectedness; but also with something more ethereal. Her wines have wings. Black-feathered, glossy, iridescent, whispering, ink-scribbled. This one: a soaring, valkyrie, sword-raised-to-sky firmament. It feels/tastes/smells like a summer night, when the stars are pinned to darkness so close that you can almost reach out your hand; when the scent of night is dense, and it's the smell of the magic of life: leaves and roots and mushrooms and petals; like the whole breathing vault of the earth when us humans aren't looking. (TC)
Super-intense violet and elderberry aromas with a touch of bitter chocolate are married to a serious tannin structure and racy acidity for this warm vintage. Quite some tension here, which will need some bottle age to completely resolve. A touch of pomegranate at the succulent and vibrant finish. Drinkable now, but best from 2024.