Wine Details
This was one of those wines that made us stop mid-pour. Rarely can you smell a wine as it leaves the bottle, but this had that immediate lift: fresh red fruit, black cherry, a little earth and that delicate Pinot-like rose perfume rising from the glass before we had even tasted it.
And then the palate followed.
Juicy, bright and beautifully composed, with clean acidity, polished tannins and real depth beneath the freshness. There is nothing forced here. No dressing up. No heaviness. Just old vines, gentle winemaking and a first vintage that already feels completely sure of itself.
Light on its feet, but not slight.
Jura in origin. Fourrier in touch. A red that feels like the start of something properly exciting.
The Plot
The brutal 2024 growing season meant Louis blended the estate’s three red grapes: Poulsard, Trousseau and Pinot Noir, one third of each. The vines are old, with some planted as far back as 1956, giving the wine a quiet depth that the vintage had no right to offer.
Technical
This was fully destemmed, fermented with natural yeasts and raised in old oak from the Fourrier domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin. No new oak was used, and only nine barrels were made. The result is a red that feels bright, pure and lightly framed, with the old oak giving polish rather than flavour.
