Marcel Lapierre Morgon SO2 vs. No SO2 Mixed 12pk

It’s not often you get to compare the same great wine with and without added sulfites.

This mixed case brings the two expressions of Lapierre’s Morgon Vieilles Vignes together: six bottles with a small addition of sulfites, and six bottled without any added sulfites at all.

The front labels are identical. To tell them apart, look for the small “N” (for No Sulfites) in the bottom left corner of the back label.

Old-vine Gamay on roches pourries from vineyard averaging 60 years old, balancing vibrant fruit with the savoury depth and structure that define Morgon. Open and generous in youth. Capable of becoming increasingly earthy and complex with time.

The No Sulfites version comes from the same vineyard, but sees a brighter, more immediate expression of the same granitic landscape.

Vineyard averaging 60 years old, 10 ha
Sandy decomposed granite
Aged on fine lees in old Burgundy barrels
Organic (certified)

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About Domaine Lapierre

Few producers changed the trajectory of an entire region the way Marcel Lapierre did in Beaujolais.

In the 1980s, when much of the region was drifting toward industrial farming, cultured yeasts and formulaic “Nouveau” wines, Lapierre helped lead the return to organic viticulture, native fermentations and low-sulphur winemaking in Morgon. He became part of the legendary “Gang of Four” that re-established Cru Beaujolais as serious, terroir-driven wine capable of real depth and aging.

Today, Mathieu and Camille Lapierre continue that work with even greater precision in the cellar while preserving the energy and transparency that made the domaine iconic.