Côtes du Jura Pinot Noir Les Chonchons Anne et Jean François Ganevat 2024

Anne and Jean-François Ganevat run an unmistakably legendary property in Jura, which is renowned for its organic and biodynamic growing methods and low-intervention vinification. Many wine lovers are also attracted to this estate due to its incredible catalogue. Les Chonchons is a red Côtes du Jura made from Pinot Noir grapes. Old vines are used to make this wine and they have been tended to with care, allowing them to draw the nutrients necessary for their development from deep within soil composed of grey and white marl from Lias and Trias. Their yields are low but concentrated and the grapes are hand-harvested to be meticulously sorted for vinification that sees no intervention take place. Typically, indigenous yeasts are left to trigger the fermentation process, and extractions are very limited as there is no pumping over or punching down. Sulphur is excluded from the process also. This wine is allowed to age in barrels for around one year. It has a striking ruby-red colour with indulgent, yet delicate notes of red fruits, such as raspberries, flowers, such as roses, sweet spices and liquorice to finish. The texture is fine and smooth, enlivened by a fine minerality.