Domaine de la Tournelle, Arbois Fleur de Savagnin 2018
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$78.00
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Reserve 2018 vintage!
100% Savagnin
Jura, France
An ouillé (topped, ie. not-oxidative) version of Savagnin that’s all about mineral finesse. Stunning wine to be enjoyed the whole evening as it shows more and more of its layers of flavor. Good with Asian dishes or (mildly)spicy foods.
Grey marl soils. 30+ years old vines at 35–40 hl/ha yields. Estate-owned, certified ECOCERT organic. Grapes are hand harvested in small baskets. The grapes undergo a careful selection at the vines and are then whole-bunch pressed in gentle pneumatic press. After a short debourbage (settling), the wine starts to ferment (native yeast only) in tanks, then is transferred to neutral barrels (no new wood). The malolactic fermentation happens the following spring, with topping off every 10 days without sulfites for a minimum of 18 months. Bottled according to the Maria Thun biodynamic calendar. NO ADDED SULFUR, VEGAN
Evelyne and Pascal Clairet created their domaine in 1991 and later opened a little bistro in their garden by the water in the center of the town of Arbois, open in the summer. Continuing after her husband’s passing away (2021), Evelyne works with 8 hectares of vines planted of mostly white grapes (the locally typical Savagnin and Chardonnay) and some reds (Trousseau and Ploussard).
Tournelle makes traditional wines in the traditions of Arbois. Their methodology and passion are clearly invested in producing wines that represent the tradition and potential that this dynamic AOC possesses.