COLOR: White
TYPE: " Vin de Voile "(Weil wine)
VINTAGE: 2012
GRAPE VARIETY: Savagnin (100%)
FARMING: Biodynamic
AGING: 6 years under veil in barrels (228 L)
ALCOHOL: 15.5%
CAPACITY: 62 cl
CELLAR POTENTIAL: 30 years
PLANTING DATE: N/A.
LOCATION: Plot La Mailloche. A large double-headed hard wooden mallet used by lumberjacks, the "mailloche" evokes the typicity of the terrain in this locationv, which becomes "hard as a mallet head" in summer...
EXPOSURE: N/A.
SOILS: thick layer (approx. 10 meters) of silt and decalcification clays resting on a bedrock of Gryphaea limestone (name of the fossilized oyster found in the rock) dating from the LIAS (Jurassic geological formation).
HARVEST: hand-picked.
YIELDS: N/A.
SORTING: in the vineyard and in the cellar.
WINEMAKING: gentle pneumatic pressing. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts followed by malolactic fermentation.
AGING: under veil for 6 years in 228L oak barrels.
BOTTLING: light filtration before bottling.
CORK: natural cork.
"It is said to have a 'peacock's tail' effect... This single-plot Vin Jaune is formidable; candied orange wraps around the walnut, again and again, ending its waltz with a slightly hoppy finish. An atypical expression due to its exceptionally clayey terroir—a truly great Vin Jaune!"
| Country | Jura |
| Color | White |
| Orange wines | No |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Type | Dry |
| Capacity | 62 cl |
| Single Grape Variety | Savagnin |
| Alcohol rate | 14 % |
| Quality Designation | Arbois |
| Cellar Potential | 30 ans. |
| Culture Methods | Biodynamic |
| Fining | No |
| Filtering | Yes |
| Stopper | Natural cork |
| Dominant Aroma Profile | Nutty / Oxidative (Sous Voile / Jura Style) |
| Body and Structure | Intense and concentrated |
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