Jean Bourdy Cotes du Jura Blanc 2019 SHELF This Champagne gold in hue

This Champagne gold in hue with small golden highlights

around the estate

with more pronounced smoke

it's hard to disagree: unmistakably Nuits

No chaptalisation

Jean Bourdy Cotes du Jura Blanc 2019 SHELF This Champagne gold in hueThe Bourdy family has been making wine in the village of Arlay since 1475, which is fifteen generations and makes most 'historic' domaines look like startups. What hasn't changed is the pace: Bourdy ages its wines for years before letting them go, which is why a 2019 Cotes du Jura Blanc is only reaching shelves now. This is Chardonnay, farmed biodynamically (certified since 2006) and raised for years in old barrels, which gives it the nutty, saline