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.
A micro-Jura Poulsard gem, coming care of the talented young grower Thomas Jacquin. Thomas is part of the next generation of growers making a name for themselves in the Jura, previously working under Stéphane Tissot and now working in the cellar alongside Alice at Domaine de l’Octavin. Tonitruant reflects the warmth of 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.
Made with 100% Poulsard from 30-year-old vines vines planted over marl in the Arbois lieu-dit of ‘En Chamblin’. The grapes were destemmed by hand and macerated gently for three weeks, before being pressed off to vats for a year of rest. A captivating wine made in tiny production, as usual – there is not much to go around.
Having completed his winemaking studies in Burgundy, Thomas spent half a decade under the tutelage of one of the Jura’s most learned vignerons in Stéphane Tissot, before acquiring a tiny plot in Arbois in 2017 and beginning his own project. Thomas farms just under a hectare of Poulsard, Savagnin and medicinal plants in the lieu-dit of ‘En Chamblin’. The vines face west, a real boon in the age of climate change, and are planted over Triassic marl, which lends structure and depth to his wines. He farms biodynamically, using infusions from the plants grown in the vineyard to give the vines the strength they need to survive the increasingly unpredictable Jurassic weather. In his tiny chai and cave in the village of Cramans, Thomas works with little equipment and a simple, no nonsense approach to produce decidedly old fashioned, soulful wines in a style that suggests they possess a great capacity to age.