2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Benoit Lahaye but a feast

but a feast

mostly from her old vines on the steep slope of the Pauls Valley

the wine is aged on its lees for 2 years in large underground vats until being bottled without fining or filtering

50% Garnacha

defined yet not aggressive or cut – it is as if every sharp angle has been finely polished

2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Benoit Lahaye but a feastFrom the Les Saugettes lieu dit in Grussethe same prized slope long bottled by Domaine des Miroirsthis Chardonnay comes off west facing, calcareous marl planted around 1970. The sites shallow soils and afternoon light give a taut, mineral frame: citrus and cool orchard fruit over a chalk saline line, with subtle savory detail and a long, finely textured finish. Its a precise, place first Jura Chardonnay that reads both crystalline and quietly profound.