13% abv, Famille Boisset, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day.
Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir maceration of 12 days in thermos-regulated stainless steel tank. Followed regularly throughout the fermentation, incorporating some pumping and pigeage (punching). At the moment of pressing, the press and drop juices of each cuvee are assembled and withdrawn for malolactic fermentation on fine lees. “Ageing, partially in oak barrels, for 6 months. “ The “Sorbief” parcel is known as one of the best terroirs in Arbois. It is at least the treasure of the estate’s vineyards where we identified and selected of the best plot adapted to the Pinot Noir. The parcel is located in the west of the Domaine and to the southwest of the Arbois village on a lovely hill overlooking the famous “Route des vins du Jura” (the Jura wine road) RN 83:
– Surface: 1.4 hectares
– Facing due south
– Average age of vines : 17 years (1999)
– Soils: marls and limestones with fossil shells.”
Tasting note: the Arbois Pinot Noir is medium garnet in color with a clean nose medium+ intensity with aromas of black cherry, cassis, mushroom, rosehip and sage. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acid, medium tannin, medium alcohol, medium+ body, medium flavor intensity and a medium+ finish with flavors of rose hip, dried rose petal potpourri, black cherry, cassis, cinnamon, cardamom, forest floor, cinnamon and sage brush. Drink now through 2025, this wine is very good: 9.2/10.