Jura/Savoie

"When you work with the vineyard organically," says Alice, "you necessarily want to vinify with indigenous yeasts, and you go to the end of things: you no longer want to add sulfur because it is useless. We leave the grapes to macerate for a long time >>>

Charmay is the contraction of chardonnay (75%) and gamay (25%), the two grapes Alice Bouvot blended in this cuvée. Alice is the proud proprietor of 5 hectares in the Arbois region of the Jura. She started her domaine in 2005 >>>

'l’Octavin' wines are lovingly crafted by Alice Bouvot in her Arbois winery using organic grapes from her 3.5 hectares of vineyards scattered around the outskirts of that beautiful town. The Charlot is designated as non-vintage because >>>

A blend of several grape varieties including a majority of Carignan (88%), Muscat (4%), Viognier (4%) and Molette (4%). Alice often compares living wine with classical music and improvisation. She did cello at the conservatory where she was taught >>>

Aged nutty Jura white, what more could you ask for?

This Pinot/Poulsard displays enchanting sandalwood aromas, bursting with black cherry and freshly turned earth, again toeing the line of appropriate volatile acidity in the most appealing possible fashion. >>>

Clean, bright and wildly satisfying wine made of 100% indigenous Jacquère. Light, floral, perfectly refreshing with a Chablis-like chalkiness. A perfect match for shellfish, especially oysters.

Many Jura wines are made in an oxidative style, this wine is not. Clean, fresh and focused. Fermented and aged for ten months, aromatic citrus rind and peach notes invigorates the palate with hints of salt, iodine, preserved lemon and stone fruit.