Bruyère-Houillon Arbois Blanc Chardonnay/Savagnin Les Tourillons 2020
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Renaud Bruyère and Adeline Houillon are young winemakers from the Jura working just 4.5 hectares of low-yielding vines across four plots within the Arbois and Arbois-Pupillin appellations. Based in Pupillin, the self-proclaimed World Capital of Ploussard, they produce a tiny quantity of wines that reflect the extraordinary complexity of their terroir: soils ranging from multi-coloured marls and limestone scree to clay and calcareous clay, across sites including En Aspis, La Croix Rouge, Les Tourillons, and Les Nouvelles. Their vines span from 25-year-old Chardonnay to 65-year-old Savagnin and Chardonnay, with each lieu-dit contributing its own distinct character, from the salinity and tension of Les Tourillons to the rounder, more approachable fruit of La Croix Rouge.
Les Tourillons is a vineyard overlooking the picturesque town of Arbois, planted with co-planted Chardonnay and Savagnin that are harvested and vinified together, producing approximately 80% Chardonnay and 20% Savagnin. The 2020 was aged for two years in 400-litre barrels before bottling in June 2022. The wine is very fresh with a character that evokes limestone seasoned with lemon, full of salinity and tension. Renaud recommends keeping it for at least two years before drinking, with its prime expected in around ten years. 12.5% alc.
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