2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Benoit Lahaye defined yet not aggressive or

defined yet not aggressive or cut – it is as if every sharp angle has been finely polished

50% Garnacha

full-bodied wine

Making of: two weeks of semi-carbonic maceration in both concrete and foudre

built around a fine-boned structure of acidity and pleasing tannins

2023 Pierre Girardin [Côtes du Jura] Chardonnay “Saugettes” Benoit Lahaye defined yet not aggressive orFrom the Les Saugettes lieu dit in Grussethe same prized slope long bottled by Domaine des Miroirsthis Chardonnay comes off west facing, calcareous marl planted around 1970. The sites shallow soils and afternoon light give a taut, mineral frame: citrus and cool orchard fruit over a chalk saline line, with subtle savory detail and a long, finely textured finish. Its a precise, place first Jura Chardonnay that reads both crystalline and quietly profound.