Domaine Des Marnes Blanches, Savagnin En Jensillard, 2023

£47.90

Old-vine Savagnin from a massale selection, fermented and aged ~12 months in old barrels and made in the topped‑up (ouillé) style; intensely floral-citrus with a saline, precise finish.

rose
orange blossom
grapefruit zest
saline

At a glance

Producer: Domaine des Marnes Blanches
Region: Jura
Appellation: Côtes du Jura AOP
Grape: Savagnin
Vintage: 2023
Country: France
Wine type: White
Alcohol: 12.0%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — certified Biodynamic — practising

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: High
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

Comté cheese
trout with almonds
roast chicken with lemon and herbs
asparagus risotto
soft goat’s cheese

How to serve it

Serve: Lightly chilled (12–14°C)

Why Cave selected it

Certified-organic, small‑parcel Savagnin that marries aromatic intensity with freshness at a modest 12% ABV; careful old‑barrel élevage and ouillé style reflect the domaine’s precision and Jura typicity.

About the wine

This pure Savagnin Côtes-du-Jura is produced from 60-year-old vines cultivated on clay and limestone soils. It has been barrel fermented and matured for 10 months in barrels previously used for at least 10 vintages. Aromatic yet electric this is top juice.

About Domaine des Marnes Blanches

Natives of the Jura, both Pauline and Géraud’s families owned tiny plots (used to make wine for home consumption) and spending time in the vines in their childhood was enough to give them the wine bug. They met while studying winemaking in Dijon and created Domaine des Marnes Blanches when they returned to the Jura in 2006. They farmed organically from the word go and have added (some planted) parcels along the way to reach a total of 12ha today, spread across three towns in the Sud-Revermont (south of the Côtes-du-Jura AC). They recently built a new winery off the main road in Ste-Agnès which gives them plenty of space and allows them to vinify and age every parcel separately. Wild yeast fermentation is the norm, wines are fermented in stainless steel and then aged in minimum 5yo 228 to 600ltr barrels. Sulphur is used sparsely for the whites (around 20mg/l total) or not at all for the reds.

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