Domaine Bornard, 'Le Garde Corps' Trousseau Vin de France 2019
France / Red

Domaine Bornard, 'Le Garde Corps' Trousseau Vin de France 2019

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Fruit

Earth

Acid

Body

Tannins

Notes from Rare Wine Co:

"It seems like only yesterday that Jura wines were, to quote Billie Holiday, as cold as yesterday’s mashed potatoes.  They excited the market the way Swiss wines do. But no more.
 
Today, the Old Guard gems of Puffeney and Macle can easily set you back $500 to $1000 a bottle, if you can find them. And the rarest cuvées of the new generation of superstars—Ganevat, Overnoy and disciples—have also skyrocketed in price. 
 
So little is made that the price of admission can be as steep as for the most iconic red Burgundies.
 
There’s one more name to add to the list of Jura unicorns: Philippe Bornard. In France, Bornard is a cult figure, even appearing on a French reality dating show. And, under normal times, if an underpriced bottle of Bornard’s best ever appeared on a Parisian or Arbois wine list, it would get snapped up as quickly as a bottle of Ente or Truchot in New York. 
 
Part of Bornard’s allure is that many of his 7 hectares of vines are in the limestone-clay amphitheater of Pupillin, Arbois’s finest cru. Those that are not are in the Côtes du Jura. He works with the rare native red varities of Poulsard and Trousseau; the white Savagnin and Chardonnay and a small plot of Melon-Queue-Rouge, an anicent relative of Chardonnay. The whites are made in both the classic semi-oxidative sous voile and the non-oxidative ouillé styles."

Country
France
Sub-Region
Vin de France
Region
Jura
Varieties
Trousseau
Farming
Biodynamic
Soil
Clay over marl
Winemaking
Free-run juice of Trousseau macerated on the skins before aging 13 months in neutral French oak barrels. Transferred to stainless for 7 months before bottling without filtration or fining.