2019 AOP Arbois 'Sur la Côte' Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir from the Sur la Côte lieu-dit. 20-40 year old vines grown on grey marl and clay/loam soils. Soft and sensuous in colour, aroma creeping out like steam from hot tea. Lighter fruits, and the youthfulness has integrated now. Raspberries, roses, and a touch of sunscreen (not in a bad way, that sexy sunscreen smell). Fine and grainy, a smart Pinot. André-Jean Morin and his wife Héléana have been only making wine under this label for 10 years, but André-Jean’s family has been farming an...Read More...

Pinot Noir from the Sur la Côte lieu-dit. 20-40 year old vines grown on grey marl and clay/loam soils. Soft and sensuous in colour, aroma creeping out like steam from hot tea. Lighter fruits, and the youthfulness has integrated now. Raspberries, roses, and a touch of sunscreen (not in a bad way, that sexy sunscreen smell). Fine and grainy, a smart Pinot.

André-Jean Morin and his wife Héléana have been only making wine under this label for 10 years, but André-Jean’s family has been farming and selling fruit in Arbois since 1704. They look after 12 hectares in the tiny town of Arbois, the oldest vines planted in 1939. Some of the most prized fruit in all the Jura, fabled and famed by other local vignerons who purchase from the couple. Jura nerds, get some!

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