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Grape Varieties

Chardonnay 90% – Savagnin 10%

Chardonnay originally comes from Burgundy. Nevertheless, it has been cultivated in the Jura since the 10th century and has become a native of this region. It gives white wines with floral aromas – citrus fruit, peach and white flowers – as well as hints of hazelnut and grilled almonds. It is combined with Savagnin, a typical Jura vine variety that expresses more mineral hints.

Tasting notes

With a clear and brilliant colour, this wine presents green and pale gold reflections. Its complex nose reveals finesse and minerality. In the mouth its attack is frank and opens on mineral notes and white fruit. This wine has a good amplitude and a very long persistence.

Food and wine paring

Will be a great companion to langoustines, fish, white meats and French Comté cheese.

Serving suggestions

Open bottles at least one hour before tasting, to develop all the aromas. Serve slightly chilled at 12–14°C (53-57°F).

Ageing potential

5 to 6 years.

Appellation

The Jura wine region is small in size but large in its remarkable diversity. It covers 80 kilometers between Burgundy and Switzerland, in the eastern France.

L’ÉTOILE AOC has been producing exceptional white wines – including “vin jaune” and “vin de paille” – since 1937. The Chardonnay vine variety reigns supreme there, used either alone or in combination with Savagnin.

The name of this AOC is something of a legend. It may refer to the presence of numerous small star-shaped fossils called pentacrines, which are a distinctive feature of its terroir. It may also refer to the star shape formed by the five hills surrounding the village.

Winemaking

Reception of the grapes, vatting by gravity into a thermo-regulated tank for the fermentation. They are pressed, and musts are settling under control temperature. Then the fermentation is engaged and maintained at low temperature (20- 22°C).

Ageing in stainless steel tanks, for 2 -3 months to aid the preservation of the wine's minerality, purity of fruit and crisp acidity.

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