Domaine de la Touraize Arbois Rouge 'Cotes a Cotes' 2022

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Domaine de la Touraize Arbois Rouge 'Cotes a Cotes' 2022This fresh, friendly cuve was born in 2017, when the frost that ravaged the Jura gave A J so little fruit that he blended his Trousseau and Pinot Noir together into a single wine; he was so pleased with the results that he continued producing it even in normal yielding vintages. Comprising 60% Trousseau from gravelly soils and 40% Pinot Noir from grey marl, Ctes Ctes ferments spontaneously in steel with a gentle infusion style maceration; it spends

The grape composition is predominantly Merlot with a touch of Cabernet Franc in the blend that provides additional structure to the wine

and La Platière

yet soft tannins at an early age make this wine appealing even in its youth

Like the “Pur Mesnil

the vineyard faces north-northeast but this exposure works to produce a wine of great finesse with superb aging potential

The indigenous and little-known Pignolo variety finds an astonishing level of depth

The previous owner constructed an observatory tower (a “specola”) in the center of the Rive cru

The nose is floral and plummy

As with their flagship Blanc de Blancs

“Le Claux” is a 2

Planted to southeast facing slopes at 200 to 350 meters altitude on limestone soils composed mostly of white marl with very little clay

With rich but taut dark fruit and gripping but finely rendered tannins