Arbois
Arbois
Domaine Fumey-Chatelain 2023 No Sin Tou Tsefs Arbois
French Red
$61.99
Wild strawberry, raspberry, cherry and redcurrant are present with floral notes, white pepper, dried leaves and wet stone. The palate is light and juicy, with fine tannins and lively acidity. The finish is long, saline and lightly spicy. Pinot Noir, Poulsard and Trousseau receive a short maceration. Maturation lasts ten months in foudres and used barrels.
Domaine Rolet 2023 Arbois Savagnin Ouillé
French White
$67.99
Peach, pear, citrus and floral notes accompany a fresh, clean profile with saline minerality, volume and a long finish. Savagnin is hand harvested, gently pressed and cold settled. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations take place in oak casks, with maturation conducted by the ouillé method. The selected vineyards lie in Montigny-lès-Arsures on grey Lias marl. Suggested service is 9 to 11°C.
Domaine de la Touraize 2022 Les Voisines Chardonnay Arbois
French White
$71.99
Textured and crunchy, the Chardonnay carries slight oxidative notes. The vines grow across three hills north of Arbois on gravel over marl, limestone and blue marl. Whole clusters are pressed into vat, then the settled wine is racked into barrel for indigenous fermentation. It ages on fine lees for two winters in oak puncheons and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Domaine de la Touraize 2023 La Cabane Ploussard Arbois
French Red
$79.99
Ploussard comes from the northwest-facing Petit Curoulet vineyard on blue marl. The vineyard is organic and uses biodynamic practices. Bunches are destemmed by hand while maintaining at least eighty percent whole berries. Fermentation begins in stainless steel for about two weeks. Free-run juice is captured and the pomace is gently pressed by hand. The wine finishes fermentation in foudre, is racked off its lees and matures in foudre for twelve months. Spice and pepper accompany a soft, slender profile.
Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot 2020 DD Arbois Rouge
French Red
$86.99
Cherry, raspberry and crunchy plum accompany an iron-like mineral note. The texture is tender, with broad tannins. The blend is 40 percent Poulsard, 30 percent Trousseau and 30 percent Pinot Noir. Spontaneous fermentation and a long maceration are followed by three months in very old barrels. The vineyards are farmed biodynamically, and no sulphur is added.
Domaine Fumey-Chatelain 2023 Arbois Chardonnay
French White
$83.99
Yellow fruit, white flowers and anise appear in a mineral, fresh and elegant profile. The vines grow on clay and limestone, with plantings from the nineteen-fifties and the twenty-tens. The wine is made entirely from Chardonnay. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts in barrels, while maturation lasts twelve months in barrel. This white wine comes from the Jura region of France.
Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot 2023 Arbois Chardonnay Patchwork
French White
$86.99
Grilled sesame, honey, lemon confit, mineral notes and ripe apple accompany a dry, medium-bodied wine with dominant acidity, generous mouthfeel and balanced wood. White blossom, peach, white pepper and toast add further detail. The Chardonnay comes from several smaller Jura parcels on mixed soils. Fermentation and maturation take place in barrel, and the alcohol level is thirteen and a half percent.
Domaine Fumey-Chatelain 2022 Arbois Chardonnay
French White
$91.99
Yellow-fleshed fruit, white flowers and anise sit alongside minerality, tension and freshness. Chardonnay grows on clay-limestone soil. Fermentation and maturation both take place in barrel for a year and a half, using indigenous yeasts. The vineyard site is in Montigny-lès-Arsures, within France’s Jura region. The producer places this Chardonnay among its white wines known as vins ouillés.
Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot 2016 Arbois Traminer
French White
$96.99
Concentrated and intense, this dry Savagnin shows freshness, length and clean varietal character. Noble oxidative notes appear alongside acidity, bitterness and vibrant tension. Made in the ouillé style in Arbois, the wine is serious and flavourful. Freshness and oxidative character share the profile, joined by concentration, acidity, bitter notes and the clean expression of the Savagnin variety.