Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Bajocien 2022 012626OFFER in the Côteaux Sud d’Épernay

in the Côteaux Sud d’Épernay

2023 Brookdale Estate Old Vine Chenin Blanc

wild-fermented

2-hectare south-facing parcel surrounded by ancient stone walls

Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Bajocien 2022 012626OFFER in the Côteaux Sud d’ÉpernayDomaine Labet farms ancient vines in the southern Jura, and this is their welcome mat Chardonnay. Bajocien refers to the limestone bedrock under the Les Varros plateau, a rare Burgundian style soil in this region that the family compares to the ground around Chambertin. The fruit comes off four old plots planted between 1949 and 1986, then ages nearly two years in barrel in the topped up (ouille) style, meaning fresh and precise rather than nutty and