Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Savagnin Elevage Long En Chalasse 2018 BFCM21ALL whole-bunch native fermentation

whole-bunch native fermentation

- By Antonio Galloni

and it shows what the grape can do when treated as a serious wine rather than a beach quaffer

100% biodynamically famred hand harvested single vineyard pinot noir aged and fermented in stainless steel and concrete egg from vines planted on gratinic soils

creating a uniquely regional expression

Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Savagnin Elevage Long En Chalasse 2018 BFCM21ALL whole-bunch native fermentationSavagnin is the Jura's great native white grape, and this is Domaine Labet's En Chalasse parcel given an extended aging (elevage long). The fruit comes off old vines, farmed organically, and the long time in barrel builds serious texture and depth while keeping the wine fresh rather than overtly oxidative. Bigger and bolder than Labet's Chardonnays, it shows ripe fruit, savory complexity, and a saline cut. This is mature now and drinking in a lovely