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L'Etoile Chardonnay by Domaine de Montbourgeau 2014
L'Etoile Chardonnay
by Domaine de Montbourgeau 2014
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($359.40 per case)
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Producer : Domaine de Montbourgeau
Region : France (France), Jura (France)
Bottle Per Case : 12 x 750 ml
Food Pairing : Breads, Cured Meat, Hard Cheese, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese, White Meat
Tasting Notes
“Delicious Chardonnay from Jura, in an oxidative style: aromas of bruised apple, nuts, maple syrup and butter pear. The mouth is marked by the same flavours, carried by a fresh acidity, with notes of dried fruits and buckwheat honey. To try with an open mind if you’re not familiar with the style, but so cool. A wine with a bit of bang; a match like no other for maple poultry, chicken with curry or morels, and simply stunning with Comté cheese.” - Véronique Rivest
"The whites tend to spend one winter in topped up foudres and a second one in barriques that are not refilled. The current 2014 L'Etoile is the basic white produced exclusively with Chardonnay and is from a cooler year, which seemed to have a lighter effect of the veil of yeasts, built around freshness and minerality rather than volume. It has settled down already and has good complexity. Long and fresh. I'm sure this is going to be long lived in bottle."
91+ points - Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate, Dec 2017
Specs
| Bottles Per Case | 12 Pack |
|---|---|
| Point Score | 91 |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Producer | Domaine de Montbourgeau |
| Region | France (France), Jura (France) |
| Alcohol | 13% alc./vol. |
| Style | Rich and toasty whites |
| Vintage | 2014 |
| Farming Method | Sustainable |
| Grapes | 100% Chardonnay |
| Food Pairing | Breads, Cured Meat, Hard Cheese, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese, White Meat |
| Descriptors | Earthy, Floral, Fruity, Mineral |
| Wine Type | White |
| Wood Presence | Oaked |
| Body | Full |
| Price of Case | $359.40 |
The Producer
Domaine de Montbourgeau
Domaine de Montbourgeau has produced traditional Jura wines since Victor Gros, the grandfather of current Vigneronne, Nicole Deriaux, first planted the estate’s vineyards in 1920. Nicole’s father, Jean Gros, was responsible for expanding the domaine once he acceded to the head of the family in 1956. Thirty years later (1986) Nicole joined her father; she now is fully responsible for the operation of the domaine. Her three sons are waiting in the wings!
The estate is located in the village of L’Etoile in the southwestern zone of the Jura. The origin of the name “L’Etoile” (meaning “star”) is attributed to either the fact that there are five hills surrounding the village in the pattern of a star or, more probably, because of the numerous specimens of the fossils of ancient starfish that are found to this day in the soils of this appellation. The appellation itself is very small, including only 52 hectares, principally in the village of L’Etoile but also with certain vineyards in the neighboring villages of Planoiseau, Saint Didier and Qunitigny.
The domaine’s nine hectares are devoted mostly to Chardonnay with Savagnin sited in 1.7 of those hectares; some Trousseau and Poulsard round out the plantings. The viticulture is organic, and the vinification is strictly traditional respecting, in all aspects, the ancient practices of this region. Nicole Deriaux’s natural approach to every step of the process captures the true essence of the L’Etoile appellation in each of the separate bottlings done at the domaine.
All grapes are hand-harvested and vinified in the cellars underneath the family home, which is surrounded by the picturesque mountaintops of the Jura. Fermentation occurs in stainless steel tanks, but all wines are then racked into a combination of foudres, demi-muids and smaller barrels, virtually none of which are new. The white wines are aged in barrel; they are never racked; they are not topped off. The very special nature of the appellation of L’Etoile produces white wines of exceptional finesse and complexity.
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