Description
Terroir
This grape variety grows best in gravelly soils and accounts for 8 to 10% of Jura vineyards. The En Barberon plot, near Château Chalon, with its typically Jurassian clay soils and an ideal east-west exposure, gives this wine its gunflint aromas.
Vinification and Ageing
The grapes are fully destemmed, then vatted for 10 days in a temperature-controlled tank, before spending 24 months in wooden tuns before bottling.
Jacques Tissot's Tasting Notes
Bouquet
Deep garnet red, brilliant and limpid, with glints ranging from cherry to ruby.
A typical, open nose, with beautiful aromatic intensity combining ripe fruits and blackcurrants.
Palate
This predominantly fruity palate is full and harmonious. The foremost flavours are of blackcurrants and blackberries with rounded tannins. The finish is fresh with notes of gunflint.
Ageing Potential
From eight to twelve years.
Wine and Food Pairing
Red meats, steaks, grilled duck breasts.
Best served between 12 and 14°C.
In the summer opt for the slightly cooler 12°C.
