Wine Region: Jura, Pupillin - France
Grape: 100% Ploussard
Tasting notes: Biodynamic. Elegant and energetic red wine with amazing structure. Delicate aromas of spices and herbs. Manual harvested grapes are macerated for 14 days without pumping over or punching dow. Fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeast. Aged in stainless steel tanks and amphora for 10 months. Unfiltered, unfined, No So2 added.
About the Winery
Domaine de la Borde is a tiny Jura estate in the appellation of Arbois-Pupillin that makes excellent, high-character wines. Winemaker Julien Mareschel might not have much space to work with, but he certainly makes the most of it.
Three and a half of the domaine's five hectares are dedicated to growing white varieties (Chardonnay and Savagnin), with the remaining hectare and a half going to red (Trousseau, Pinot Noir and Ploussard).
Half of the vines are more than 30 years old, and the other half were planted between 1985 and 1990, and the estate is entirely organic/biodynamic since 2012.
A unique terroir, strict hand-harvesting of the grapes, and a meticulous vinification process ensure the wines have a distinct sense of place—not to mention the kind of nuance and head-turning character that adventurous palates are always searching for.
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