Dense and powerful; showing real harmony with ripe, rounded fruit balanced with a touch of flinty reduction and a good streak of that classic Jurassic acidity. Find out more.
About the wine
Please note that due to tiny amounts, this wine is limited to one bottle per customer.
A micro-Jura gem from talented young growers Dimitri Vetois and Marion Valverde of La Grange 476. Made with Poulsard from young vines surrounded by nature and planted over grey marl, the wine has all the textbook Poulsard notes we love; bright, juicy red fruits, blood orange, earth, funk and spice with a silky, almost airy texture and delicate freshness.
Half the grapes fermented as whole bunches, whilst the remainder were pressed directly, to lend a brightness in what was a warm year. The wine spent two years in a combination of old barrels and vats.
Though delicious in its youth, this bottle is very much built for the long haul and will evolve beautifully over time. One to lay down, if you have the patience. No surprises here - production is tiny, we have just a few bottles to go around.
About La Grange 476
Originally from the Loire and Auvergne respectively, the two settled here in 2020, purchasing a small house and cellar in the picturesque village of Menétru-le-Vignoble, which included two and a half hectares of vines in the surrounding hills. They now farm a total of four hectares of old vines spread across small parcels in some of Château-Chalon’s great terroirs, such as Beaumont and Sous Roche. The duo are a part of the exciting next generation of growers making a name for themselves in the Jura, working as traditionally as possible and with the utmost respect for land.
They have worked organically and followed biodynamic principles from the outset, working the soil with the help of their beloved Comtois horses, Soferino and Khyr, with a focus on letting the vines and surrounding nature remain as free as possible.
In the cellar, they are seeking a pure expression of terroir. They prefer to vinify by parcel, ageing the wines for as long as needed and working without any additions. The resulting wines are dense, layered and nuanced and like all great ones from this part of the region, reveal themselves slowly over time.
