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    Domaine Labet Marc du Jura Eau du Vie 2015

    Domaine Labet Marc du Jura Eau du Vie 2015

    $135.00 USD
    $135.00 USD
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    From the importer:

    Marc is an eau de vie distilled from grape pomace: the residue of seeds, stalks and skins left behind after pressing. Several regions in France have their own version, and in the Jura's case these Marcs are all the more interesting for being from the local varieties like Savagnin or Poulsard. Labet's version is aged 10+ years in new oak and is a great introduction to the style. It offers aromas of dried and candied fruits that lead to an intense, powerful, yet harmonious palate of layered depth and persistent length. An ideal digestif, especially paired with dark chocolate. Bottles stored in a cool cellar should have a longevity of 50 years or more.

    More about the domaine:

    Wines from Domaine Labet are not easy to come by, making them even more cherished by Jura devotees. Production is miniscule and demand is high. Grab a bottle while you can. 

    Alain Labet is one of the Jura's most revered trailblazers. Beginning in the 1980s, he was among the first to vinify and bottle single parcel wines (after studying under  top up his white wines in barrel (moving away from the "sous voile", oxidative style that defined the region for generations) to focus on more precise terroir expression (not to worry, the domain does still produce some sous voile offerings today). He's continued to hone his craft, studying under masters like Domaine Ramonet in Burgundy, in the 90s, which led his to use old Burgundy barrels for vinification, and to move to a more natural style of winemaking (less SO2 in the cellar and organic farming) -- ideas which were still quite radical for the time, but are now the norm. A full third of the domaine's 14 hectares are over 60 years old and still worked by horse. Since 2012, the domaine has been in the hands of Alain Labet's three children - Julien, Charlene, and Romain - who continue to make electric, precise Jura wines that set the quality standard for the region. 

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