2022 Domaine Nøvice VDF Poulsard ‘Merci’ Fossil and Fawn On my trip through Douro

On my trip through Douro last spring

Rich and saline

delicate and racy

co-fermented with 1st Harvest for 2 days before pressing into stainless tank

2022 Domaine Nøvice VDF Poulsard ‘Merci’ Fossil and Fawn On my trip through DouroNvice is a relatively new domaine in Poligny from Yves Roy. Yves came to the Jura in 2014, first apprenticing under Valentin Morel before striking out on his own, purchasing 5ha of beautiful, often extremely old vines of Savagnin and Poulsard on the hillsides surrounding the village. He has since converted all his vines to organic and is in the process of planting new parcels to Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Trousseau, which should begin to yield