2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Angelus and of course

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then undergo 2–4 weeks of skin maceration in cement before spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts

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2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Angelus and of courseFrom the Les Saugettes lieu dit in Grussethe same prized slope long bottled by Domaine des Miroirsthis Chardonnay comes off west facing, calcareous marl planted around 1970. The sites shallow soils and afternoon light give a taut, mineral frame: citrus and cool orchard fruit over a chalk saline line, with subtle savory detail and a long, finely textured finish. Its a precise, place first Jura Chardonnay that reads both crystalline and quietly profound.