Michel Tissot & Fils Arbois Côtes du Jura Savignin ‘Naturé’ 2021
13% abv, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Savignin with no oak or oxidative aging. The wine is pressed whole cluster and the mist is fermented in tank at a low temperature and the wine is aged on the fine lees for two months. […]
Jean Bourdy Côtes du Jura Rouge 2020
12.5% abv, Jean Boirdy, Arlay, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 33% Pinot Noir, 33% Poulsard & 33% Trousseau, farmed biodynamically, from a 3-hectare vineyard with vines between 30 and 40 years of age. The grapes are whole cluster-fermented and the wine is aged for over […]
Domaine Maire & Fils Arbois Pinot Noir ‘Combe Leubet’ 2019
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St. Helena, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Pinot Noir fermented on the skins for 12 days with punch downs, and aged in French oak barrels (20% new) for 8 months. Tasting note: the Arbois is medium garnet in color with […]
Domaine Maire & Fils Arbois Trousseau ‘Vignes Aux Anes’ 2020
13.5% abv, Famille Boisset, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar; root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Trousseau from a steep vineyard of 5 hectares in Arbois, vines are 30 years old, and are grown on clay and marl soils. Tasting note: the Arbois Trousseau is deep garnet in color with […]
Domaine Frédéric Puffeney Arbois Trousseau 2017
14.5% abv, Arbois, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Trousseau, organic farming, aged in French oak barrels for 14 months. Tasting note: the Puffeney Arbois Trousseau is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of rose hip, black tea, […]
Paul Benoît & Fils Cotes du Jura Melon d’Arbois 2018
13.5% abv, Pupillin, imported by H. Mercer Imports, Los Angeles, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. 100% Melon d’Arbois, aka Melon à Queue Rouge, an ancient local clone of Chardonnay that produces a grape that is green with a pinkish red accent near the stem. Organically-farmed and aged in mostly new oak barrels. […]
Frédéric Puffeney Arbois Rouge ‘Cuvée Vieilles Vignes’ 2018
14% abv, Arbois, imported by Fass Selections, Irvine, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: Pinot Noir, Trousseau & Poulsard (percentages undisclosed) from an co-planted vineyard, co-fermented, and aged in French oak for three years. Frédéric is the nephew of famed winegrower Jacques Puffeney and works by hand a small 2.5 hectares […]
Domaine Maire Arbois Pinot Noir ‘Vignes de Sorbief’ 2018
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 […]
Domaine Maire & Fils L’Étoile 2019
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Winemaking notes: 90% Chardonnay & 10% Savignin grown on the famous Jurassic starfish chalk and limestone soils of Étoile. This wine is aged in a combination of tank and neutral French oak. Tasting note: this wine is pale gold in color with a nose […]
Domaine Maire Arbois Savignin ‘Vignes de Sorbief’ 2018
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Arbois, imported by Boisset USA, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Savignin grown on Triassic mark soils from the famous La Bardotte vineyard in the Sorbief district of Arbois. The vineyard is 1.5 hectares of Savignin planted in 1987 facing southwest over the RN 83. […]