Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Bajocien 2022 NO20231101 with the Pacific in view

with the Pacific in view — a pretty unusual address for Cabernet Sauvignon in California

Golden in color

now owns the vineyard

A compelling expression of terroir-driven winemaking from a respected Beaujolais producer

where thin

Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Bajocien 2022 NO20231101 with the Pacific in viewDomaine Labet farms ancient vines in the southern Jura, and this is their welcome mat Chardonnay. Bajocien refers to the limestone bedrock under the Les Varros plateau, a rare Burgundian style soil in this region that the family compares to the ground around Chambertin. The fruit comes off four old plots planted between 1949 and 1986, then ages nearly two years in barrel in the topped up (ouille) style, meaning fresh and precise rather than nutty and