Jean Descombes
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, coq au vin, artisanal charcuterie board
✨ Technical Specifications
This iconic bottling represents one of the most historic partnerships in Beaujolais. In 1968, Georges Duboeuf teamed up with Jean Descombes, a charismatic and meticulous grower widely regarded as one of the spiritual fathers of the Morgon appellation. Descombes was famous for his warm hospitality and his devotion to the unique terroir of Morgon, characterized by decomposed schist and manganese-rich granite soils locally known as 'roche pourrie' (rotten rock). Crafted from old Gamay vines, this wine undergoes traditional semi-carbonic maceration to capture the vibrant, fleshy fruit of the grape while extracting the structured, muscular tannins typical of Morgon. Over time, this wine famously undergoes the process of 'morgonner,' where it sheds its youthful berry profile to develop the earthy, savory, and cherry-infused complexity reminiscent of fine aged Burgundy.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1964 by Georges Duboeuf, often celebrated as the 'King of Beaujolais', Les Vins Georges Duboeuf is headquartered in Romanèche-Thorins in the Beaujolais region of France. The négociant house revolutionized the region's global profile by championing estate-bottled wines, forging deep partnerships with artisanal growers, and popularizing the annual Beaujolais Nouveau phenomenon worldwide. Managed today by the Duboeuf family, the house remains committed to expressing the nuanced terroirs of Gamay across the ten Beaujolais Crus—such as Moulin-à-Vent, Morgon, and Juliénas—alongside curated bottlings from the Rhône Valley and Pays d'Oc.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Gamay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13-13.5%