Côtes du Jura AOC Savagnin 2020 - Les Chais du Vieux Bourg

Côtes du Jura AOC Savagnin -  Les Chais du Vieux Bourg

Savagnin from Les Chais du Vieux Bourg is a white wine made from the grapes of the same name that come from 45-year-old vines that grow on blue marl subsoil under a layer of ice. Manual harvest, and in the cellar slow pressing of the non-destemmed bunches, follows the spontaneous fermentation in small used wood. Aging of 2-3 years in small barrels on fine lees, without decanting. Average quantity produced: 1,500 bottles per year. A delicious and structured wine that offers aromas of white berry fruit, citrus and mineral notes.

Service

We taste it at 12/14°C. Wine to be drunk immediately but left a few years in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairings

Excellent as an aperitif, paired with fish starters, main courses of fish, ideal pairing with fois gras tartare.

Winery: Les Chais du Vieux Bourg

In 2002 Ludwig Bindernagel (Bavarian) and Nathalie Eigenschenck (Parisian) founded their domaine in Poligny, in the heart of the Jura Revermont. The following year, their first thousandth. The vineyards, scattered in the neighboring municipalities, are largely already mature, with an average age close to half a century: a true qualitative blessing. Some of them are planted with local ecotypes of Burgundian vines (chardonnay, pinot noir - here called savagnin noir) or typical autochthonous Jura. From the beginning, the viticultural approach aimed to eliminate insecticides and chemical fertilizers and soon oriented towards organic agriculture, even without claiming an official certification. Today "Lulu" and Nathalie cultivate about 4 hectares of property, with the utmost respect for their marly limestone terroir. The vinification follows rigorous principles and values: manual harvesting, demanding sorting, traditional pressing, static peeling, absence of exogenous yeasts, vinification of packages and long times, no dosage for creams. Objective: the search for expressive naturalness and authenticity. Overall, on average only 12,000 bottles per year!