Mee Godard Morgon Grand Cras 2024

Mee Godard established her domaine in Morgon in 2013, developing a reputation for precise, age-worthy expressions of Gamay from some of the appellation's most distinguished vineyards. Grand Cras is a recognised lieu-dit in southern Morgon, where the soils contain clay, sand and weathered granitic material, producing wines with considerable fruit concentration and a character distinct from the schist-rich slopes of Côte du Py. Godard works with mature vines, farming organically, with the estate achieving certification in 2023. The 2024 vintage was marked by persistent rainfall, difficult flowering and reduced yields across Beaujolais, producing wines generally characterised by moderate ripeness and fresh acidity. Grand Cras traditionally produces one of the more structured wines in Godard's range, combining dark red fruit with savoury complexity and fine but persistent tannins. Its combination of fruit concentration, acidity and structure makes it particularly suited to further development in bottle.