Description
Savagnin jaune from Les Molates lieu-dit (see white wines). Aged in 10 to 20yo 228ltr barrels, stored on the first floor of their house with windows opened to the elements throughout the year, it was bottled after almost 7 years sous voile. This is an elegant, forward and ‘user-friendly’ style of Vin Jaune, with excellent fruit that is not covered up by the oxidative notes. You can drink the wines with great pleasure in their youth, but they’ll age too and develop extra complexity – an amazing value for money.
Natives of the Jura, both Pauline and Géraud’s families owned tiny plots (used to make wine for home consumption) and spending time in the vines in their childhood was enough to give them the wine bug.
The couple met while studying winemaking in Dijon and created Domaine des Marnes Blanches when they returned to the Jura in 2006.
They farmed organically from the word go and have added parcels (some they planted) along the way to reach a total of 12ha today, spread across four villages in the Sud-Revermont. Cesancey, their first acquisition, is home to the white marl after which the domaine is named, while Gevingey, Vincelles and Ste-Agnès have more varied soil types, the majority being red marl and gryphées (limestone rich in fossils).
When it comes to white wines, their range concentrates on topped up chardonnay and savagnin, but they also offer good value Vin Jaune and Vin de Paille. From the 2016 vintage Pauline and Géraud have been selecting barrels of chardonnay and savagnin for longer ageing (often 24 months instead of the usual 10-12) and bottling as ‘mise tardive’. Some cuvées are therefore released twice.
14% / 62cl
