Château d'Arlay, Côtes du Jura Blanc

Wine Type: White

Grape(s): 70% Chardonnay, 30% Savagnin

Country: France

Region: Arlay, Jura AOC

Organic: Yes

Vegan: No

Biodynamic: Yes

ABV: 13%

Tasting Notes: Alluring notes of hazelnut, raisin and tea leaves, with light oxidation tones. It is elegant and persistent in the mouth. Aged extensively before release, this wine will continue to develop elegantly for many years to come.

Winemaking: Alain de Laguiche, d’Arlay’s current owner and a descendant of its founding family, believes that the estate’s sheltered and south-facing slopes are the secret to its success. Indeed, this unique terroir – deep grey marl soils covered by chalk – is regarded as some of the region’s finest. 

After minimal fining and filtering, bottles are matured in the château’s impressive 17th century cellars until Alain chooses to release them – often significantly later than other producers. Such is their fruit concentration and structure that these wines are exceptionally long-lived, a subtle oxidative complexity emerging with age.