2022 Damien Guadagnolo Cotes du Jura Chardonnay, Jura, France Ormiale Pete Stanton

Pete Stanton

This cuvée is from centenarian+ vines (the oldest were planted in 1908)

from two parcels with clay over the limestone

direct press Chenin Blanc from Nicholas Reau in the Loire Valley

2022 Damien Guadagnolo Cotes du Jura Chardonnay, Jura, France Ormiale Pete StantonFrom young, organically farmed parcels on the limestonemarl slopes of the southern Jura, Guadagnolo ferments this Chardonnay with native yeasts and ages it in older barrels to keep the focus on tension and mineral cut. The 2022 shows bright citrus and white orchard fruit, gentle reduction, and a saline, Kimmeridgian inflected backbone. Lees lift adds quiet texture without rounding the edges. Precise, stony, and beautifully unadornedan emerging voice