Domaine des Carlines "Le Calvaire" Chardonnay, Jura, France 2021

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THE WINE: 100% Chardonnay. Le Calvaire is a 1.6 ha parcel of Chardonnay. This terroir, En Lya, has exactly the same composition as the Chateau-Chalon appellation, but is located just outside its boundaries. It produces wines of great minerality and tension.

THE PRODUCER: Domaine des Carlines has been created by Patrick and Sophie Ligeron end of 2015, when an opportunity to take over a vineyard came up. Patrick Ligeron being born in Jura and, with his wife Sophie being in the wine business for a long time, they both have been looking for an opportunity to realize Patrick's dream, and it finally paid off. The vineyard of 11 hectares is located in Ménétru-Le-Vignoble, part of Château-Châlon appellation : 3 of their 11 hectares are located in this famous area. Patrick is hand-harvesting his grapes, and ferment his wines in used oak barrels coming from Burgundy : he aged them in those same barrels for about 12 months on lees.