2020 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile 'Cuvée Spéciale', Jura, France Pierre-Marie Chermette a good dash of reduction

a good dash of reduction and glorious depth

Brandlin Ranch was Steve’s first source for his then-white-whale Mataro

Specific to the Chardonnays

where clay-rich soils impart depth and structure

or “above the cradle

2020 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile 'Cuvée Spéciale', Jura, France Pierre-Marie Chermette a good dash of reductionThis elite cuve of Chardonnay is Madame Deriauxs special selection from her best Chardonnay plantings. Like the pure Savagnin cuve, it is left to age for many months (in this instance usually 48 to 60 months) in barrel without racking and without topping off. It is a wine for the ages with a vibrant acidity underlying a dense and concentrated body with notes of beeswax and honey and resin and minerals.