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 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, […]
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 Overnoy-Crinquand Arobois-Pupillin Trousseau 2019
13% abv, Pupillin, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchant, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Trousseau, vin biolique, 40+ year-old vines grown on red limestone and clay soils, the bunches are de-stemmed and fermented in foudre with natural yeast and aged twelve months in large neutral oak. Tasting note: […]
Domaine Joly Côtes du Jura Trousseau 2017
13% abv, Claude et Cédric Joly, Rotalier, imported by the Hirsch Collection LLC, Berkeley Lake, GA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Trousseau Noir from the local clonal variety Trousseau à la Dame, which produces smaller berries and few clusters with more intense flavor. Grown on brown marl and gravel soils, and […]