2022 Vin Noe La Chateniere 'La Sauvage', Saint-Aubin Blanc Premier Cru, France Thomas Farge There is a sleeping power

There is a sleeping power to both the acid and the phenolic structure here

chiseled iteration of Chardonnay that could be produced nowhere else but the Jura

Parcel right near Les Bons Batons

Cellar: Harvesting was from September 17th to the 28th

2022 Vin Noe La Chateniere 'La Sauvage', Saint-Aubin Blanc Premier Cru, France Thomas Farge There is a sleeping power100% chardonnay. From a 0. 2ha parcel just above the cellar. Parcel is southwest facing and sees shallow, fine, loamy red clay soils on limestone. Average vine age is 20 years, planted by Jean Jacques Morel after the site was abandoned in the 30s. Fruit sees 2 week carbonic maceration in stainless steel with no juice (dry carbo), then pressed into barrel. Ages for 8 months in single barrique. No added s02.