Fumey-Chatelain Cremant du Jura Blanc NV SO20231109 Broad and earthy

Broad and earthy

From the producer: Grass Widow Bourbon contains a unique high rye mash bill of 36% Rye

Côteaux Sud d’Épernay

and macerates on its skins for 48 hours before pressing

Les Dames Huguettes is among the better-known lieux-dits up there

Fumey-Chatelain Cremant du Jura Blanc NV SO20231109 Broad and earthyThe Jura sits on the same limestone spine as Burgundy and Champagne, and it makes its sparkling wine exactly the same way second fermentation in the bottle, a long rest on the lees but almost nobody outside France has caught on. Fumey Chatelain's Cremant is Chardonnay, gently pressed for free run juice, fermented with wild yeasts and left on its lees for a year and more to build texture. The bead is fine and persistent, the fruit is crisp, and there's