Notes from the producer:

"In the mid-1980s, we, Raphaël and Adeline started our business of producing/selling grapes in the Jura with 56 ares of vines. Everything is going like clockwork until, in the spring of 1991, a terrible frost ravaged 95% of the Jura vineyards. There were so few grapes left in our vines that we decided to vinify them ourselves and sign our first vintage. The first cuvées will be made right and left by borrowing cellars and unused barrels from other winegrowers of the Raphaël family. 

Our farms developed little by little until in 1999 we got our hands on a ruined farmhouse in Montigny-lès-Arsures. This farm, after a lot of effort and elbow grease, will then become the perfect place to welcome our little family and our cellars.

Today our Domaine totals 17Ha of vines and our son Marin, after having vinified several times in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, has joined us. We redouble our efforts to progress each year, with the desire to produce vibrant and lively wines. The vines are cultivated with respect for our environment and rigorous work in our vineyard allows us to vinify our wines naturally and simply. Enthusiastic and passionate, our wines reflect the energy that guides us.

'Les Capucins' Chardonnay is a remarkably pure, vibrant, and texturally deep white wine. This cuvée is uniquely crafted from old vines of Melon à Queue Rouge—a rare, historic, red-stemmed mutation of Chardonnay prized for its intense concentration and precise mineral expression. The 2023 vintage represents a milestone milestone as the estate’s first fully certified organic release, capturing a tense yet supple profile brimming with notes of crisp pear, green apple, lemon peel, and crushed oyster shells layered with hints of hazelnut and beeswax. Striking a masterful balance between a silky, generous texture and a driving spine of vibrant, saline acidity, this non-ouillé (topped-up) Chardonnay avoids heavy oak influence to showcase sheer varietal energy.