2023 Château de Verreux Arbois Trousseau, Jura, France

Château de Verreux is tied to the birth of the Arbois appellation, which is said to be France’s first AOC. The estate is being revived by Vincent Remillet, formerly of Domaine du Pélican, with two partners. This Trousseau comes from a half-hectare plot of old massal-selection vines on grey marl. It ferments with native yeast and ages 10 months in used 400-liter barrels, and it’s bottled unfined and unfiltered with very little sulfur. It’s brilliant red with a cool, alpine perfume and a sweet-fruited core, finishing with an elegant saline snap. Pour it with roast chicken or Comté.