Tasting Notes
Savagnin is a distant cousin of Gewurtztraminer, with thick skins and a late ripening cycle, thus there is no shortage of extractable matter. The wine was fermented in concrete and aged for 7 years (oulilé - topped up) in very old large format oak (foudre and some demi-mouids). This long ageing has tamed the wine's exuberance. Winter and autumn forest flavours abound. This wine delights with dried and confit fruit aromas and flavours, carried by the classic long Jura acidic finish. The is exceptional, slow evolving white wine, and is a rarity in the current age of immediate fulfilment. - Importer Note
The vineyards on the site of Domaine de la Pinte in Arbois have a long pre-phylloxera vine growing history. But it was in the 1950s that the modern age began, and Domaine de La Pinte was started. At the time, the planting of 14ha of Savagnin was considered madness. This is now an unparalleled stock of old vine Savagnin, completed with plenty of Chardonnay and old vine reds.
After a quiet period up to the end of the last century, the Domaine was reanimated by progressive big and positive decisions. In 1999, the 34 hectares were converted to organic viticulture. In 2009, with the arrival of Bruno Ciofi at the helm, the full property has been converted to biodynamic culture.
The wines are made in concrete tanks or enormous old-style oak fermenters with a Burgundian style rigour, seeking to provide only controlled micro-oxygenation in topped-up various sized oak barrels. SO2 is used sparingly, only during the final stages of racking prior to bottling, with the aim to have zero free SO2 in bottle.
Certified Organic/Biodynamic, Member of Renaissance des Apellations ('Return to Terroir ")
- Importer Note
| Product Type | Wine White Other Varietals & Blends |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Jura |
| Sub Region | Arbois |
| Winemaking Practices | Natural |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |