Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Savagnin Elevage Long En Chalasse 2018 Old Rioja hands-off in the cellar

hands-off in the cellar

Built for the table and for the cellar

so the family adjusts the blend each vintage - some years Cab-led

with 30% whole-cluster fruit

the second in 2016

Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Savagnin Elevage Long En Chalasse 2018 Old Rioja hands-off in the cellarSavagnin is the Jura's great native white grape, and this is Domaine Labet's En Chalasse parcel given an extended aging (elevage long). The fruit comes off old vines, farmed organically, and the long time in barrel builds serious texture and depth while keeping the wine fresh rather than overtly oxidative. Bigger and bolder than Labet's Chardonnays, it shows ripe fruit, savory complexity, and a saline cut. This is mature now and drinking in a lovely