2020 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile 'Cuvée Spéciale', Jura, France Pierre-Marie Chermette Brandlin Ranch was Steve’s first

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

Aged for 6 months on the lees before being racked then bottled

or “above the cradle

Specific to the Chardonnays

2020 Domaine Montbourgeau L'Etoile 'Cuvée Spéciale', Jura, France Pierre-Marie Chermette Brandlin Ranch was Steve’s firstThis 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.