COLOR: white
TYPE: dry
VINTAGE: 2020
GRAPE VARIETY: Melon à Queue Rouge (100%)
FARMING: Sustainable
AGING: 12 months in large oak tuns (foudres)
ALCOHOL BY VOL: 14%
CAPACITY: 75 cl
CELLAR POTENTIAL: 10 years
Other vintage available: 2022
AGE OF VINES: 40 years.
LOCATION: A blend of the Nonceau, Château Gimont, and Grands Vergers plots, located in Montigny-lès-Arsures, and the L'horloge plot, located in Arbois.
EXPOSURE: N/A.
SOILS: Iridescent marls of KEUPER (Triassic era) and black laminated marls of RHAETIAN (Triassic era) for the L'horloge plot; outcropping marls of LIAS (Lower Jurassic) for Château Gimont, covered with a thick layer of limestone scree from the erosion of the overhanging ledge for the Nonceau and Grands Vergers plots.
HARVEST: Manual.
YIELD: N/A.
SORTING: In the vineyard and at the cellar.
WINEMAKING: Gentle pressing of the grapes and fermentation in temperature-controlled vats (no added yeasts).
AGING: 12 months in large oak tuns (foudres).
BOTTLING: After light filtration.
CLOSURE: Cork + wax.
"Domaine Aviet & Fils has a particular mastery of Melon à Queue Rouge winemaking. The 2020 vintage is subtle and slightly aniseed, revealing notes of lemon and almond in a tonic juice that is slightly 'perlant' (fizzing) on the palate. It is fresh and thirst-quenching."
| Country | Jura |
| Color | White |
| Orange wines | No |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Capacity | 75 cl |
| Single Grape Variety | Melon à queue rouge |
| Alcohol rate | 14 % |
| Quality Designation | Arbois |
| Cellar Potential | 10 ans |
| Culture Methods | Sustainable cultivation method |
| Fining | No |
| Filtering | Yes |
| Stopper | Natural cork |
| Cap | Wax |
| Dominant Aroma Profile | Lemony |
| Body and Structure | Fresh (light, thirst-quenching) |
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