06/12/2024
In preparation of the holiday season we are releasing some gems that we are storing in our cellar! 💎
Cellar Drop #1:
2 beautiful wines from Etienne Thieabaud, Domaine Des Cavarodes, from one of my favourite wine regions in France, Jura. Etienne makes wines in the north part of Jura from 2007, close to Arbois. The wines are very pure and reflect the terroir, made without any kind of addiction.
- Chardonnay Les Lumachelles 2020 - Cotes du Jura AOP.
Ouillé Chardonnay coming from the Lumachelles vineyard, one of the key vineyards from the 4.5 hectars he cultivates. The wine slowly ferments and mature in a large foudre, it is then bottled without the use of suphites to preserve its energy, freshness and livelyhood.
- Vin de Pays de Franché-Comté Blanc 2020.
Wine made mainly from Chardonnay, but there are some other local varieties coplanted in the vineyard like for example Savagnin, Savagnin Rose and Sauvignonasse. The wine is aged in old wooden barrels and present a gorgeous complex and mineral character, quite savoury and with a very long finsh.
Wine that comes from a new wineyard recently acquired by Etienne, that is located outside of the Arbois appellation system, that's why it is clasified as IGP. Not that this makes it any less good!!!