Introducing Didier & Jules Grappe (Jura)
We enthusiastically start the week with the news that we are now working with Jura vigneron Didier Grappe. A name that may already be familiar to many of you, Didier has been making wine in the sleepy village of Saint-Lothain since the early 2000s. An individual known for forging his own path in this coveted region, we're so proud to be making his fantastic wine readily available in the UK once again.
We first met Didier back in the early 2010s in the chaos of the Loire salons. Working our way through the fine list of Jura growers on show, the electric poise of Didier’s wines made a real impression on us – indeed, it was he who, with a wink, relieved us of a crumpled €50 in exchange for a mixed case that served as our souvenir of the weekend. A lot has changed at his domaine since then – no longer working under Côtes-du-Jura, Didier has embraced the growth of hybrid varietals, which are not permitted under the AOC. In a somewhat iconoclastic flourish, he has also done away with traditional cork closures in favour of screw-caps. His son Jules is now his partner in the business. The wines are as brilliant as we remember. Well over a decade after our first encounter, we’re so happy to now be working with Didier – a straight-talking, deep thinker who, by his own admission, ‘does not like problems’.
Read a more detailed profile on what makes Grappe so unique, and find all of the wines here.
