TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Noir

ABV:  13.0%

Vineyard:  Sous la Tour is produced from 1.2 hectares of estate-grown Pinot Noir planted on Bajocian limestone scree with west and south-west exposure. The vines are 50 years old, planted at 7,000 per hectare, and farmed organically since 1999 and biodynamically since 2004 (Ecocert, Biodyvin).

Cellar: Grapes are hand-harvested in small crates and carefully sorted. They are fermented as whole clusters for four weeks in wooden vats without added sulfur. The wine then ages for 24 months in oak barrels. A small amount of sulfur is added after malolactic fermentation, and it is bottled without filtration. Total SO₂ remains under 20 mg/L.

CSPC:  141019

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: "The 2022 Pinot Noir Sous La Tour was produced with the grapes from a limestone-rich plot near La Tour de Curon, fermented with full clusters and indigenous yeasts in open oak vats with four weeks of maceration and matured in oak barrels for two years. It shows ripe berry fruit and more finesse than the Pinot from En Barberon, with fine tannins, perfumed and elegant." 92+/100. Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Sep 11 2025

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Arbois, Jura

Appellation:  Arbois AOC

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Noir

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  141019