Côtes du Jura Rouge "La Queue au Renard" Domaine Berthet-Bondet 2022

Domaine Berthet-Bondet, Château Chalon

Half of Jean’s land is in the Château Chalon appellation – home to the Savagnin grape, renowned for making the revered Vin Jaune. Exclusive to the Jura, this wine is harvested late and then aged in barrel for over six years. During this time a voile, or layer of yeast, forms on top of the wine, endowing it with a distinctive flavour of walnuts, hazelnuts and green almonds. A unique wine that has seen a resurgence of popularity in recent years, Vin Jaune has always been appreciated by the knowledgeable few.

The domaine has an area of 15 hectares under organic cultivation, of which 4,5 hectares come under the appellation of Château-Chalon and 10,5 hectares under the appellation of Cotes du Jura. Half of the vines are more than 30 years old, and the other half were planted between 1985 and 1990. These vines often need a lot of care and attention. Mechanisation is difficult and so that means that the majority of the work has to be done by hand, and therefore requires a lot of people.

The Pinot Noir is selected from parcels including old vines planted in the 70's and another planted more recently in 2017. Harvest is done manually, the grapes are destemmed before a maceration for 10 days. The wine is then aged in oak barrels for 14 months.

Light and fruity  with notes of ripe red fruits like dark cherry. Very gentle and elegant tannins.

Grape: 100% Pinot Noir

Organic