Chardonnay 'Champ d'Aubert' 2016
£35.00
A Wine That
shows a soulful side to Chardonnay. Salty, almost earthy aromas with a touch of honeysuckle, there's also some tannin from the skin contact here, which makes it an awesome wine for food pairings. Organising a picnic or BBQ and no idea which wine will go with everything? This is your answer in a bottle.
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- Winemaker: Valentin Morel
France
Jura
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White
75cl
8-12°C
Biodynamic
Marl
Chardonnay
Where and How?
This comes from 35-year-old+ Chardonnay vines planted on the marl soils of Trouillots, on a parcel known as ‘Aubert,’ undergoing organic conversion.
The grapes were destemmed, and then underwent skin contact for ten days in stainless steel, fermenting naturally. The wine then aged in demi-muids (500L barrels) for two years. Bottled unfined, unfiltered and without added sulfites.
The Winemaker: Valentin Morel
Valentin Morel is one of the young guns of the Jura region. Having originally studied law, he decided that he preferred the outdoors life to that of a desk, so he did some winemaking internships in Alsace with the likes of Bruno Schueller and Jean-Pierre Frick. He took over his family’s winery in 2014, and now tends six hectares of Chardonnay, Savagnin, Trousseau, Pinot Noir and Poulsard; the classic Jura varieties.
His winemaking is low intervention, focused on creating pure wines with no additions, and his wines are impressing us more and more with every vintage. A star in the making!
His winemaking is low intervention, focused on creating pure wines with no additions, and his wines are impressing us more and more with every vintage. A star in the making!