Spice, Dried Fruits, Nuts
Jura / Oxidative / Savagnin / Organic, Biodynamic
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Farming |
Organic/Biodynamic |
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Producer |
Domaine Philippe Chatillon |
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Grape |
Savagnin |
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Wine Type |
Oxidative |
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Country |
France |
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Region |
Cotes Du Jura AOC, Jura |
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Vintage |
2016 |
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Alcohol |
14.5% |
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Size |
62.5cl |
Organic Savagnin grapes were hand-harvested and aged under flor in untopped oak barrels for six years, with no filtration or added sulphur. Philippe’s Vin Jaune is a lighter take on this Jura classic, offering complex notes of spice, dried fruit, and nuts, with exceptional ageing potential.
Notes on the producer
Philippe Chatillon was estate manager at the much celebrated Arbois winey of Domaine de La Pinte for close to 18 years. It was then, in 2013, that he decided he wanted to create his own, finding and buying a hillside plot of Savagnin in Passenans with which to work. Soon he added plots with of Melon a Queue Rouge, Pinot Noir, Tousseau and Chardonnay and, exchanging his original Savagnin plot for another worked only biodynamically, he is on his way! He works his vineyard by hand, without the use of any chemical fertilizer what so-ever. The soils are aided by biodynamic preparations and in the cellar he uses old oak, spontaneous fermentations and bottles without fining or filtration. Furthermore he works in bio-harmony, using sounds vibrations from harps to aid in the wines balance.
