Fumey-Chatelain Arbois Pinot Noir Aux Melinaux 2022 NO20230614 Raphael and Vincent Bereche farm

Raphael and Vincent Bereche farm their chalk meticulously and only disgorge when a wine is truly ready

and the chalky tension that the region's marl soils deliver so well

The wines are made in small batches and tend to disappear quickly

this Blanc de Blancs is fermented in stainless steel and bottled as Extra Brut to highlight its bright

Fumey-Chatelain Arbois Pinot Noir Aux Melinaux 2022 NO20230614 Raphael and Vincent Bereche farmBurgundy is barely an hour west, and the Jura has been growing Pinot Noir for about as long as anyone can remember it's just that nobody outside France thinks to look here for it. Aux Melinaux comes from a single Arbois parcel planted in 2002, on clay studded with fossilized oyster shells. Marin Fumey works it the gentle way: whole clusters, a slow three week infusion, a year in barrel, very little poking and prodding. The result is silky and savory,