Domaine des Marnes Blanches Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Au Rettin 2022 0426JACKSON It drinks with the seriousness

It drinks with the seriousness of a still wine and the joy of a great rose: wildflowers

Calvados with an unusually high pear content

and the wine came in unusually elegant — dark-fruited and peppery

This Grosses Gewächs ("great growth") designates the estate's best dry wine from these ancient vines

Domaine des Marnes Blanches Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Au Rettin 2022 0426JACKSON It drinks with the seriousnessThirty four months in barrel is a serious commitment for any Chardonnay, and Au Rettin wears it beautifully. Pauline and Geraud Fromont founded Marnes Blanches in 2006 straight out of winemaking school and have since become one of the Jura's reference points organic farming, minimal cellar work, a house style that is precise rather than showy. This one is ouille, meaning the barrels are topped up throughout aging, so there's none of the Jura's famous