Poulsard, Arbois, 2017

Perhaps Jura’s most idiosyncratic variety but one Juraphiles and growers alike seem to adore. A mixture of lightness and intensity. A little taciturn and edgy at first, though a fair bit of aeration reveals a wine laden with earthy forest floor, crushed peppercorn and cured meat characteristics with a jewel like red berry sweetness sitting in the background. Aged for 12 months in large used oak foudres.