2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Angelus and of course

and of course

Aged in steel and bottled with the lunar calendar directly from tank without filtration or racking

It was aged for 8 months in used French oak barrels brought from Burgundy

- Planted in 1997 on Mocho loam over shale

2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Angelus and of courseFrom the Les Saugettes lieu dit in Grussethe same prized slope long bottled by Domaine des Miroirsthis Chardonnay comes off west facing, calcareous marl planted around 1970. The sites shallow soils and afternoon light give a taut, mineral frame: citrus and cool orchard fruit over a chalk saline line, with subtle savory detail and a long, finely textured finish. Its a precise, place first Jura Chardonnay that reads both crystalline and quietly profound.