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    Labet "Les Parcelles Rares" En Chalasse Chardonnay 2022

    Labet "Les Parcelles Rares" En Chalasse Chardonnay 2022

    $129.00 USD
    $129.00 USD
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    From the importer:

    An exceptional example of the Lias blue marl soils, En Chalasse is produced from vines planted in 1950, 1985, and 2006 at 250+ meters. Aged for 30+ months in used 228l barrels, it reveals a classic combination of vibrancy and concentration -- a profile very reflective of the Labet terroirs. Offering great clarity and precision, the notes of golden fruits, chamomile, vanilla bean flow through the fleshy, rich palate into a focused, saline finish. It would be a perfect match for chicken with morels or grilled white fish and asparagus.

    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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