Domaine des Notes Bleues Cotes du Jura Chardonnay - La Pierre, Les Asscisses 2023

Region: Jura

Appellation: Côtes du Jura AOP

Grapes: 100% Chardonnay

Average Vine Age: 50 years old

Altitude: 1,150 feet (350m)

Soils/Terroir: From a 1.2ha plot named “La Pierre” located in Buvilly near Pupillin. The parcel is exposed Northwest on soils of iridescent marl.

Farming: Organic

Harvest: Hand harvested

Yield: 50 hl/ha

Winemaking: The grapes were whole cluster pressed upon arrival in the cellar into stainless steel tanks. A small dose of sulfur was added at the press to prevent oxidation. Fermentation began spontaneously using only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts. Once the fermentation is fully underway the juice was transferred to 7-year-old 400L French oak barrels that were reconditioned in 2023. No stirring of the lees and the wine completed malolactic fermentation.

Maturation: Aged 12 months in reconditioned 7-year-old 400L French oak barrels. Bottled, unfined and unfiltered.

pH: 3.3

Sulfur: 18ppm total SO2, .6ppm free SO2