Domaine Rolet - Fresh, Elegant Jura Reds for Summer
Domaine Rolet was founded in 1942 by Désiré Rolet. The children eventually took over the business, and the winery gradually acquired premium vineyards across all four Jura appellations including Arbois, Côtes du Jura, Étoile, and Château-Chalon. Their 60 hectares of estate vineyards are beautiful slopes with different orientation and different types of soil allowing them to cultivate the 5 local grapes.
Since June 2018, the Flambert and Dupuis families began running the domaine, both passioned by the Jura and its wines. The wines are in the same spirit initiated by the Rolet family, with a philosophy to maintain a style of typical Jura wines, and continue the same conviction to meticulous work in the vineyard. The grapes are always handpicked, and each plot is harvested and vinified separately, with wines fermented wild with no inputs save for small amounts of SO2. Since 2018, the vineyards have been in conversion to organic.
We have two of their fresh, lighter, mineral driven red wines in stock, ideal for summer pairings. Read below for details on current listings, and how to purchase.
Arbois Trousseau 2022
Trousseau vines (30 years old) were planted in Montigny-les-Arsures, on hillsides on the localities of Chagnon and L'Euvrin, as well as Arbois' Montesserin, in red marl and clay soils. After destemming (with a small amount of stems) this was native fermented with 15 days’ maceration before resting 10 months primarily in foudres and oak, with a small part stainless.
Light cherry hue, this charms with perfumed wildflowers, wild raspberry, fine pink pepper, with fine, long tannins structuring through a saline finish. Very graceful and elegant.
Read more about Domaine Rolet here.
Appellation : AOC Arbois
Region : Jura
Country : France
Grape(s) : Trousseau
Price : $53
Case : 6 pack
Arbois Rouge Tradition 2023
From vines planted in Arbois and Montigny-lès-Arsures, on red marls, sandstones and gravels, this blends 45% Pinot Noir, 35% Trousseau, and 20% Poulsard. It was destemmed and native fermented without SO2 and 2 week’s maceration before aging 9 months (25% in older barrels).
This opens with a lift before swinging into rhubarb, juicy cherry, sapid branch, with finely firm, tea-lined tannins housing. A lovely lighter hand here.
Read more about Domaine Rolet here.
Appellation : AOC Arbois
Region : Jura
Country : France
Grape(s) : Pinot Noir, Trousseau, Poulsard
Price : $46
Case : 6 pack
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Cheers,
Le Sommelier
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