Fumey-Chatelain Cremant du Jura Blanc NV SO20231109 the oldest planted in 1919

the oldest planted in 1919

Les Dames Huguettes is among the better-known lieux-dits up there

and macerates on its skins for 48 hours before pressing

California chaparral covers the foothills and mountain slopes along the coast

notes of rose and hints of strawberry

Fumey-Chatelain Cremant du Jura Blanc NV SO20231109 the oldest planted in 1919The Jura sits on the same limestone spine as Burgundy and Champagne, and it makes its sparkling wine exactly the same way second fermentation in the bottle, a long rest on the lees but almost nobody outside France has caught on. Fumey Chatelain's Cremant is Chardonnay, gently pressed for free run juice, fermented with wild yeasts and left on its lees for a year and more to build texture. The bead is fine and persistent, the fruit is crisp, and there's