2020 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile 'Cuvée Spéciale', Jura, France Pierre-Marie Chermette 80% Nerello Mascalese

80% Nerello Mascalese

planted in 1976

Bedrock and Walker Vine Hill

terroir-forward

a good dash of reduction and glorious depth

2020 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile 'Cuvée Spéciale', Jura, France Pierre-Marie Chermette 80% Nerello MascaleseThis elite cuve of Chardonnay is Madame Deriauxs special selection from her best Chardonnay plantings. Like the pure Savagnin cuve, it is left to age for many months (in this instance usually 48 to 60 months) in barrel without racking and without topping off. It is a wine for the ages with a vibrant acidity underlying a dense and concentrated body with notes of beeswax and honey and resin and minerals.