CÔTES DU JURA CHARDONNAY 2016

In order to develop a harmonious cuvée, our Côtes du Jura comes from a selection of our best plots. The Chardonnay grow on claylimestone soils.

The work in the vines, is based on the respect of the nature and the soil. For young vines, located on steep slopes, to avoid erosion, we cultivate a row out of two, practice soil reassembly to aerate the lands subjected to settlement due to moisture, and grass with plants. Such as clover, which, by competing on the vine, can modulate its mineral and water supply and control its vigor and yield. The Guyot double size is necessary for the Chardonnay to better control its performance. The restructuring of the vines contributes to the harmony of our cuvée: the young vines bring the exuberance, the freshness and the acidity. While the older specimens bring the structure and character.

Reception of the grapes, vatting by gravity into a thermo-regulated tank for the fermentation. They are pressed, and musts are settling under control temperature. Then engages the fermentation maintained at low temperature (20- 22°C). 95% ageing in stainless steel tanks, for 2 -3 months to aid the preservation of the wine's minerality, purity of fruit and crisp acidity. The rest ageing on fine lees, in wooden tun, to expand the aromatic palette of wine.

2 to 3 years.

To taste, slightly fresh between 12° and 14°C, as an aperitif with gougères. It will also be perfect with langoustines, a beautiful fish and of course all cheeses from the Jura: Comté, Morbier, Mont d'Or.

The Jura wine region is small in size but large in its remarkable diversity. It covers 80 kilometres between Burgundy and Switzerland, in the eastern France. Created in 1937, the AOC (designation of origin) of Cotes du Jura is omnipresent in the north and south of the vineyard, on varied and contrasting terroirs. It is the second leading AOC in Jura in terms of production, and it engages all five of the Jura's grape varieties. The whole range of wines of the Jura is represented, although the whites dominate - still or sparkling - with wines that are round, fruity, and generous.

The 225 hectares in production took a month to harvest, from 14 September to 14 October, and the weather was ideal. The first grapes to be picked were those for the Crémant du Jura, which made up the lion’s share this year with a big boost in production thanks to the exceptional quality of the grapes. The Chardonnay, Trousseau and Poulsard for vin de paille were next, and then from 21 September onwards, the pickers turned to the Pinot Noir and Savagnin, and the remaining Chardonnay, Trousseau and Poulsard. The grapes were in exceptional health across all varietals, and the first tastings promise a magnificent vintage with good acidity, lovely colors for the reds, and crisp, pure whites.