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ARBOIS TROUSSEAU VIGNES AUX ÂNES 2025

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Several generations have been necessary to patiently built one of the largest and greatest estates in the area, focused on key appellations such as Château-Chalon, l’Étoile and Arbois. The Domaine MAIRE & Fils covers nowadays around 240 hectares of vines producing all the area grapes varieties.

Trousseau.

Besides the world-famous Pinot Noir, the Jura has the wealth to hold two native varieties: the Trousseau and the Poulsard.
The Trousseau is a late and demanding grape variety of local origin and requires lighter, gravelly and warm soil. Once vinified, it develops intense, peppery, spicy flavours and accents of red fruits.
- A very beautiful and intense cherry red colour.
- The palate is typical of the grape variety. It reveals notes of spices and ripe fruit, with an elegant and balanced structure.
Serve it with cured meats, delicatessen, red meats, in sauce or grilled, duck breasts and cheeses.
14 to 15°C (57-59°F).
Drink young to appreciate its freshness and fruit. But this wine can easily be kept in the cellar for 6 to 8 years.
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.

The Arbois AOC is the oldest and largest of the Jura's four geographic AOCs. In particular, it was France's first AOC (created in 1937).
Its name originates in the Celtic words "ar" and "bois" that would mean "fertile land".
In order to create this harmonious Arbois Trousseau, we identified and selected one of the best plot adapted to this grape variety in the historical family Maire’s estate: The “Aux Anes” (donkey) parcel located in the far north of the Domaine and to the northwest of the Arbois village:

- Surface: 4,96 Ha
- West and North West exposure
- Average age of vines :  31 years ( 1993 )
- Soils: clays and marls.

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 vigour and yield.

The Guyot double size is necessary to better control its performance.
Reception of the manual harvest followed by a total maceration of 12 days in thermos-regulated stainless steel tanks. Then, regularly throughout the fermentation, incorporating some pumping and pigeage. At the moment of pressing, the press and drop juices of each cuvee are assembled and withdrawn for malolactic fermentation on fine lees. Ageing, partially in Oak (25%) and the rest in stainless steel tanks to perfectly blend the crisp fruit with elegant woody notes.
The 2025 vintage will be remembered as a year marked by earliness and quality in the Jura vineyard. The first grapes were harvested at the Domaine for Crémant as early as August 19. Still wines followed in early September, with a staggered harvest schedule running through September 15 depending on grape varieties and parcels.

Flowering proceeded smoothly overall, and the grape clusters showed excellent sanitary conditions. Chardonnay and Savagnin display outstanding potential, while red varieties such as Poulsard and Trousseau came through the early-summer heatwaves without difficulty. The vineyard experienced a few very localized hail events in July, but the overall harvest remains highly promising.

Thanks to its earliness, the vintage shows great promise, with well-balanced sugar levels and acidity. Managing harvest dates was a key challenge and made it possible to bring in the full diversity of Jura varieties at their optimal potential.

Harvesting concluded on September 15, and the 2025 vintage may well leave a lasting impression.