2020 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile 'Cuvée Spéciale', Jura, France Pierre-Marie Chermette 100% Albariño

100% Albariño

Brandlin Ranch was Steve’s first source for his then-white-whale Mataro

Specific to the Chardonnays

or “above the cradle

a good dash of reduction and glorious depth

2020 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile 'Cuvée Spéciale', Jura, France Pierre-Marie Chermette 100% AlbariñoThis 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.