Description
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: A detailed look at the Domaine de la Touraize’s Arbois Chardonnay ‘Les Voisines’:
| Domaine | La Touraize |
| Winemaker | Héléana and André-Jean Morin |
| Region | Jura |
| Appellation | Arbois |
| Cuvée | Les Voisines |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Grape varieties | 100% Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Volume | 75 cl |
| Alcohol | 12% |
| Ageing potential | 2–5 years |
| Cultivation | Organic, Biodynamic and Natural |
| Terroir | 3 hillsides: Gravel on marl, limestone, blue marl |
| Area | 2.35 ha. Localities: Petit Curoulet, En Flandre, Les Corvées, La Platière |
| Cultivation method | Guyot pruning. Arched training. Application of organic matter in late winter. Debudding followed by re-training. Vine treatments are exclusively based on copper, herbal infusions and sulphur, with no pesticides. Our soil is ploughed several times during the season between the rows and ‘under the row’. Application of horn manure (500p) and silica (501) to naturally strengthen the plant. No chemical weed control. Harvesting is done by hand. The grapes are harvested in 300 kg crates. |
| Vinification | Whole-bunch pneumatic pressing – static settling by gravity. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation using the grapes’ indigenous yeasts – Alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation in barrels |
| Ageing | 2 winters on fine lees in oak. Regular topping up throughout the ageing period. |
| Serving | 8–10°C |
What to eat with an Arbois Chardonnay Les Voisines from Domaine de la Touraize?
- Chicken breast
- Grilled vegetables
- Cod fillet with lime and coriander, baked in foil
