MELON À QUEUE ROUGE 2022 - Cuvée des Docteurs (Lucien AVIET & fils)

JURA - ARBOIS AOP - DRY WHITE WINE

COLOR: white

TYPE: dry

VINTAGE: 2022

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: 2020

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Terroir

AGE OF VINES: 40 years.

LOCATION: A marriage of the Montigny-lès-Arsures terroirs (Nonceau, Château Gimont, and Grands Vergers) with the L'horloge plot, located in the commune of Arbois.

EXPOSURE: N/A.

GEOLOGY:

  • Arbois sector (L'horloge): Triassic era bedrock composed of iridescent KEUPER marls and black laminated RHAETIAN marls.

  • Montigny sector: LIAS marls outcropping at Château Gimont, while the Nonceau and Grands Vergers plots present a stonier profile, composed of limestone scree from the erosion of the overhanging ledge.

Viticulture & Winemaking

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; indigenous yeasts for alcoholic fermentation and indigenous bacteria for malolactic fermentation.

AGING: 12 months in large oak tuns (foudres).

BOTTLING: After light filtration.

CLOSURE: Cork + wax.

Sommelier's Note

"2022 is a vintage that displays more creaminess than the 2020. Almond and white grapefruit dominate the nose, while its texture on the palate is fleshier, as the year was particularly warm; this cuvée can therefore be paired with dishes that are a bit creamier than usual."

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Data sheet
CountryJura
ColorWhite
Orange winesNo
Clay amphorae winesNo
Vintage2022
Capacity75 cl
Single Grape VarietyMelon à queue rouge
Alcohol rate14 %
Quality DesignationArbois
Cellar Potential10 ans
Culture MethodsSustainable cultivation method
FiningNo
FilteringYes
StopperNatural cork
CapWax
Dominant Aroma ProfileCreamy
Body and StructureSmooth or Balanced (well-balanced, easy to drink, soft tannins)

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