2021 Fleur de Savagnin en Chalasse

The very scarce ouillé 2021 En Chalasse Savagnin, part of the Les Parcelles Rares range, comes from 1.1 hectares planted with the variety in a well-known terroir in the south of Jura, planted 50/50 with Savagnin Vert and Savagnin Jaune biotypes in 1990 and 2003 at 260 meters in altitude on blue marl from Lias soils. The grapes were picked the 30th of September, quite late into the cool season, and vinified with indigenous yeasts. The wine matured in topped-up foudres and 350-liter barrels for 22 months. It has an expressive nose of ripe Savagnin, with some exotic notes, yellow flowers and fruit, tangerine peel, pollen. It's ripe and powerful, with 14% alcohol, a pH of 3.1, denoting very good freshness and high acidity, seven grams with 0.57 grams of volatile acidity and eight milligrams of total sulfur dioxide. The palate is sharp and tasty, medium-bodied, with very good freshness and a long, dry finish. It was bottled in August 2023.