Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile Savagnin, 2022 SO021726 Furst terroir-sensitive expressions

terroir-sensitive expressions

Grande Vallee is his Pinot Noir-dominant cuvee

it's the delicate

freshness and detail rather than sheer power

though replete with the customary charm and vinous generosity that typify the label

Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile Savagnin, 2022 SO021726 Furst terroir-sensitive expressionsDomaine de Montbourgeau, a century old estate in the Jura village of L'Etoile, is best known for Chardonnay, but it grows a little Savagnin too, the grape behind the region's most distinctive wines. This bottling spotlights it directly. Savagnin grown in L'Etoile's fossil rich soils delivers ringing minerality, saline tension, and the nutty, slightly oxidative character that makes Jura whites so singular. If you're curious about what makes this corner