2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Angelus 1994 Dow's Vintage Port

1994 Dow's Vintage Port

It was aged for 8 months in used French oak barrels brought from Burgundy

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2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Angelus 1994 Dow's Vintage PortFrom the Les Saugettes lieu dit in Grussethe same prized slope long bottled by Domaine des Miroirsthis Chardonnay comes off west facing, calcareous marl planted around 1970. The sites shallow soils and afternoon light give a taut, mineral frame: citrus and cool orchard fruit over a chalk saline line, with subtle savory detail and a long, finely textured finish. Its a precise, place first Jura Chardonnay that reads both crystalline and quietly profound.