A great “taster” to discover all the finesse of Jura Chardonnay wines. A chardonnay of breeding, structure and restrained power. White flowers, white fruit, a gorgeous yellow colour, with fleshy generosity, yet retaining tension and control. A blend from different Chardonnay vineyards between the villages of Arbois and Villette. Grey marlstone from the early Bajocian era with limestone scree in the steepest areas. Some of the best value chardonnays in France can be found in the region of Jura. Melon d’Arbois is the local name for Chardonnay, Arbois being a principal city in the Jura region. Chardonnay now accounts for nearly 45% of production as its tendency toward early ripening and naturally higher sugar levels are desired.

ABOUT DOMAINE RIJCKAERT

The Domain Rijckaert was created in 1998 by Jean Rijckaert, a passionate Belgian established as a wine producer in Burgundy since 1990. Nowadays, in addition to 4 ha in South Burgundy, the Domaine RIJCKAERT cultivates 5,5 ha of vineyards in the Jura where Jean felt in love of outstanding terroirs. Thus, there are two cellars: one at Davayé (South Burgundy, near Mâcon), one at Les Planches, near Arbois in the Jura. The Maison RIJCKAERT also purchases fine grapes from all Burgundy vineyards, vinificated with the same precision and the same savoir-faire as its own vineyards. In 2013, Jean decided to gradually pass the torch of his passion on to Florent Rouve and also pass down the “savoir-faire” that have made the reputation of his wines: restricted yields, manual harvesting, slow and moderate pressings, indigenous floras, long wine aging and, ...some precious secrets! A careful and natural winemaking, which aims to express the typicality of the grape and the specificity of the terroir where it comes from.