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Jura Meets Meursault. Old Vines. Pure Tension.
A familiar grape, but not as you know it. This is Jura Chardonnay, from the village of Rotalier, sitting on an east-facing slope at 300 metres. Limestone, clay, and blue marl underfoot. Vines 62 years old. The kind that don’t rush, but speak with clarity.
The first impression is all lift. Lime, lemon peel, fresh pear. Bright and shimmering. Then it settles, drawing inward.
On the palate, it tightens into something more chiselled. Mineral, precise, quietly powerful. There’s a fine salt line running through it, giving shape and tension, anchoring everything in place. The acidity is alive, carrying the wine forward without ever forcing it.
It feels like Jura, but with the hand of Meursault guiding it. Controlled. Focused. Exact.
The Plot
Le Noyer sits within Clos du Château in Rotalier, in the southern Jura. East-facing at around 300 metres, the site is rooted in limestone, clay, and blue marl, soils that naturally drive tension and salinity. With vines averaging 62 years of age, the vineyard delivers fruit with depth, structure, and a clear sense of place, often drawing comparisons to the mineral profile of Meursault.
Technical
100% Chardonnay from organically farmed, 62-year-old vines in Rotalier in the Jura, planted on limestone, clay, and blue marl soils. Although grown in Jura, the wine is made in Meursault, placing it outside appellation rules and bottled as Vin de France.
In the cellar, the approach remains unchanged. Whole bunches are pressed long and firmly to extract maximum lees, with controlled oxidation only at this early stage. Fermentation takes place in custom 456-litre barrels for both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, limiting oak influence and focusing on vineyard expression. From pressing to bottling, the wine is protected with nitrogen, preserving its tension, energy, and lift.
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