ARBOIS PINOT NOIR BIO 2022
Vin Biologique
Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir is often blended with other varieties, for its flavour and cellaring potential. It can also be enjoyed as a single-varietal wine. Planted since the 15th century in the Jura, on gravelly soils, it is often the first vine variety to ripen in the area. It gives red wines with a strong colour and hints of wild mushrooms, cherries and wild berries.
The vines of this Arbois Pinot Noir are cultivated under organic management since 1997. They are around thirty years’ old and now fully mature. Planted in chalky/clayey ground (Pinot Noir's favourite soil), they are now yielding their best crops and contain the Jura terroir's authentic character.
Tasting notes
The wine’s purple colour is rivalled only by its aromas. It has a deep colour and intense aromas. The nose gives off small black berries (blackcurrant and blackberry). It has an attractive length on the palate, with a slight astringency that bodes well for the future.
Food and wine paring
To be enjoyed with quail and red berries, sautéed duck breast, oeufs en meurette (poached eggs in red wine sauce) or just with a delicious cut of roast beef.
Serving suggestions
The ideal temperature is around 14°C. (57°F.)
Ageing potential
6 to 8 years.
Appellation
The Jura wine region is small in size but large in its remarkable diversity. It covers 80 kilometers between Burgundy and Switzerland, in the eastern France.
The Arbois AOC is the oldest and largest of the Jura's four geographic AOCs. In particular, it was France's first AOC (created in 1937). Its name originates in the Celtic words "ar" and "bois" that would mean "fertile land".
Winemaking
The harvest is received by hand and sorted on a sorting table. Fermentation lasts approximately 15 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, with pre-fermentation cold maceration and end of vatting at 30°C to ensure maximum extraction and a full-bodied wine. Regular punching down and pumping over throughout fermentation. Aged in oak barrels for 9 months (20% of new oak).
Vintage : 2022
Having endured the nights at the beginning of April, we were spared from the effects of the frost. A budburst on 13 April and flowering on 23 May promised an early harvest. June saw more than 150 mm of rainfall, allowing the marl soils to build up some healthy reserves to cope with the hot summer weather.
The harvest was running from 16 August to 15 September. The grapes destined for the Crémant du Jura opened the show on 16 August, being the earliest date on record at the estate. This decision paid off as the balance of acidity was in line with what we were looking for. For our other Jura appellations, a generous rainfall on the weekend of 20 August allowed the vines to finish ripening in the best conditions.
The excellent health of the grapes allowed us to prolong the harvest until mid-September, with the opportunity to boost the maturity of the reds to their best polyphenolic potential, particularly for the Pinot Noir grapes, creating powerful, full-bodied wines. The white Chardonnays and Savagnins express floral aromas with a perfectly balanced mineral structure.
