Domaine Rolet Cremant du Jura Blanc Brut

Alcohol: 12%

Grape(s): 57% Chardonnay, 16% Savagnin, 16% Poulsard, 11% Pinot Noir

Localization: Jura, France

Tasting Notes: Pretty pale color, green reflections, fine bubbles rising slowly with good persistence. Mineral nose of white flowers and white fruits such as pear, peach completed with honey. From mouth again white matured fruits.

Notes: 20+ year old vines; 280-380m altitude; Grown on gray marl; 2m of topsoil before hitting the mother rock; Indigenous yeast; Fermented and aged in tank; Aged 24 months on the lees

Food Pairing: It has a salty mineral edge to the lees that would work well with brandade de morue, and it would be refreshing with salted herring.

The Domain: It was Désiré Rolet who in 1942 began making wine in the small region of the Jura in eastern France. In 1958, his 4 children all decided to stay in the family business and took over from their father. Since that time the domaine has risen in prominence in the region and acquired prime old vine vineyards in the appellations of Arbois and Côtes du Jura. From the beginning, quality farming has been the focus; today the domaine is undergoing a complete conversion to organic farming, which in their steep-sloped vineyards can be quite difficult indeed. No herbicides or pesticides are ever used and the soils are constantly ploughed – creating beautiful, healthy vineyards. The commitment to quality viticulture extends into the cellar where they produce balanced, mineral-driven wines that can only come from the Jura. The wines always exhibit a focused purity and intensity of flavor which maintain the cool climate typicity of this mountainous region.