Rare Bottles

Region – Jura

Small scale producers with low yields and those sought after bottles with a cult following make some wines hard to come by. Here you'll find those that we've manged to bag tiny allocations of.

Domaine de l'Octavin
Arces Macéré 2020

Hazy and perfumed, delicate and nuanced, it is a wine of rare energy and a highly original marriage of grape and place. Find out more.

  • Region Arbois, Jura, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£62

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Domaine de l'Octavin
Corvée de Trou Trou 2020

A stunning example of this highly Jura-specific red grape. The wine gives off the most wonderfully exotic cinnamon and toasted peppercorn aromas, which float above a delicate, silky body of red cherry and forest berry fruits. Truly singular stuff and from a lauded cult producer with a deft, gentle hand. Find out more.

  • Region Arbois, Jura, France
  • Grapes Trousseau
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£51

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Jean-François Essler
Côtes du Jura Chardonnay 'Premier Pas' 2020

100% Chardonnay coming from the heart of Grusse, in the south of Jura. Detailed and well structured, the wine has the slightly exotic fruit you associate with the region. The fruit is well balanced with plenty of freshness, minerality and a hint of salinity. Find out more.

  • Region Grusse, Jura, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£45

Thomas Jacquin
Fromenteau 2020

Fantastically complex with yellow citrus, nutty spice and minerals aplenty, with just the right amount of grip that indicates it will evolve beautifully over time. A wine very much built for the long haul. Find out more.

  • Region Cramans, Jura, France
  • Grapes Savagnin
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£55

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Fabrice Dodane
Le Dos d'Chat 2021

This lesser-spotted Riesling is a wine from the négoce project of one Fabrice Dodane, who you may know better for his work at the lauded Domaine de Saint Pierre. Everything you'd expect from a high-quality expression of the grape; high levels of mouth-watering acidity with a raw citrus quality, smoky lime and nectarine with that hallmark waft of kerosine lifting from the glass. Find out more.

  • Region Matheny, Jura, France
  • Grapes Riesling
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£45

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Tony Bornard
Le Gentil Blanc 2020

A rare Jura gem, Le Gentil Blanc balances intensity, power and precision. A vibrant wine of pure energy that simply glows in the glass. This is one that doesn’t come along very often. Made with 100% Savagnin, the wine bursts with ripe stone fruits and apples. Find out more.

  • Region Jura, France
  • Grapes Savagnin
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£50
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Amélie Vuillet & Sébastien Jacques
Méli-Mélo 2021

Méli-Mélo, ‘hodgepodge’ in French, is a mix of a little bit of everything harvested in 2021. All the grapes come from varied terroirs in Montigny-lès-Arsures, Molamboz and Arbois. In this cooler vintage the wines are much more delicate and distinctly mineral. Find out more.

  • Region Molamboz, Jura
  • Grapes Poulsard , Pinot Noir, Trousseau, Gamay, Chardonnay, Savagnin & other ancient varieties
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£60
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Domaine de l'Octavin
Pamina 2020

From a warmer vintage, time in bottle has rendered an achingly pure, vibrant expression of Chardonnay that promises a long life ahead. Find out more.

  • Region Arbois, Jura, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£56

Jean-François Essler
Réve Éphémère 2022

Réve Éphémère is made up of 99% Poulsard from very old vines, blended with a few Pinot Noir vines that exist on the same plot. The grapes are destemmed and given 4 weeks on the skins, then pressed using a vertical rachet press before being blended with free-run juice and aged in fibreglass. Find out more.

  • Region Grusse, Jura, France
  • Grapes Poulsard & Pinot Noir
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£43.50

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Thomas Jacquin
Tonitruant 2022

Pouring a deep brick-red in the glass, with gently tannins framing classic notes of red berries and blood orange, alongside a good dose of earth and a wild funky edge. Find out more.

  • Region Cramans, Jura, France
  • Grapes Poulsard
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£50

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Amélie Vuillet & Sébastien Jacques
Vin Dzi 2021

Reflecting a much cooler and wet growing season, the 2021 Vin Dzi shows delicacy and nuance with distinct minerality sitting alongside notes of citrus and wet stones. Made using a blend of equal parts of Chardonnay and Savagnin from three parcels in Arbois, Molamboz and Montigny-lès-Arsures. Find out more.

  • Region Molamboz, Jura
  • Grapes Chardonnay & Savagnin
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£60

Amélie Vuillet & Sébastien Jacques
Vin Dzi 2022

A wonderfully open and expressive blend of Chardonnay and Savagnin. 2022 had an uncommonly warm and dry growing season, the most generous vintage in recent memory and one which was much needed in these parts. Find out more.

  • Region Molamboz, Jura
  • Grapes Chardonnay & Savagnin
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£60

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