2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Angelus they tend to be lighter

they tend to be lighter

Added S02: 25 mg/L

Aged in steel and bottled with the lunar calendar directly from tank without filtration or racking

and of course

It was aged for 8 months in used French oak barrels brought from Burgundy

2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Angelus they tend to be lighterFrom 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.