Domaine des Marnes Blanches Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Au Rettin 2022 0426JACKSON Light on its feet but

Light on its feet but seriously built

the Maritima estate captures the salt-scrubbed essence of the coast in a bottle of California Chardonnay

and the wine came in unusually elegant — dark-fruited and peppery

light but layered

Domaine des Marnes Blanches Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Au Rettin 2022 0426JACKSON Light on its feet butThirty four months in barrel is a serious commitment for any Chardonnay, and Au Rettin wears it beautifully. Pauline and Geraud Fromont founded Marnes Blanches in 2006 straight out of winemaking school and have since become one of the Jura's reference points organic farming, minimal cellar work, a house style that is precise rather than showy. This one is ouille, meaning the barrels are topped up throughout aging, so there's none of the Jura's famous