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Jura

A JurA rosé forged

from frost!

Domaine Brégand, Arbois Pinot Noir Rosé 2019

The Domaine Brégand has been producing director Jacques hauller decided they would
organic wines since 1998. it covers 4.5 pick the grapes, despite a minuscule yield
hectares planted with Pinot noir and of three hectoliters per hectare. With such
Chardonnay. These 30-year-old vines flourish capricious grapes, they decided to vinify
on clay-limestone soil which is particularly them as a rosé to get the very best potential
well-suited to the Pinot noir varietal, one out of this micro-harvest.
that is more demanding than the Chardonnay After 48 hours of low-temperature maceration
grape. The Pinot noir has established itself that produced its delicate pink hue, the
over the past few years as the benchmark in wine enjoyed four months in oak before
terms of the wines produced on the estate. being bottled at the end of winter to retain
in 2019, the estate produced its first Pinot a maximum of fruity aromas in this cuvée.
noir rosé, but it wasn’t their intention to The wine is lively with indulgent aromas of
launch a new product – it was Mother nature red berries and slightly acidulated notes.
who guided the choice. Recommended retail price (France) €13
indeed, the dreadful frosts that hit on 5 Available from wine merchants and restaurants
and 6 May significantly impacted the vines.
When it came to harvesting, the Pinot noir
yielded so little that it barely seemed worth
harvesting the plot at all. Then in the end,

2019, An AromAtic And

concentrAted vintAge

Despite the frost in May that had devastating consequences are promising: The Arbois Trousseau Vigne aux Anes and the
for yields, the 2019 vintage was an extremely high-quality Arbois Pinot noir Vignes de sorbief are particularly concentrated,
one. over the summer, the Jura enjoyed regular rain thanks lavors mingling harmoniously with the oak whilst preserving
to some stormy periods that compensated for the heatwaves. the delicate fruity notes of the Pinot noir and spicy aromas
new: Ageing in 100% Jurassic barrels! from the Trousseau.
in partnership with the Tonnellerie Montgillard cooperage in The white wines from the 2019 vintage are particularly aromatic.
saint nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, the Maire & Fils estate has selected The Côte du Jura Chardonnay Grand Minéral 2019, with its fruity
barrels from Jura oaks grown in the forest of Champagnole, notes and characteristic mineral tension, has already seduced
located just a few kilometers from the vines of Arbois. The the panel of enologists at the Vinalies wine competition, who
first tastings of Les Grandes Parcelles aged in these barrels awarded it a gold medal.

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