Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Savagnin Elevage Long En Chalasse 2018 MENU Dark-fruited and savory

Dark-fruited and savory

a soil-type (limestone)

A micro-cuvée and one of Bernard Magrez's most ambitious projects in Saint-Émilion

and a balsamic edge

Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Savagnin Elevage Long En Chalasse 2018 MENU Dark-fruited and savorySavagnin is the Jura's great native white grape, and this is Domaine Labet's En Chalasse parcel given an extended aging (elevage long). The fruit comes off old vines, farmed organically, and the long time in barrel builds serious texture and depth while keeping the wine fresh rather than overtly oxidative. Bigger and bolder than Labet's Chardonnays, it shows ripe fruit, savory complexity, and a saline cut. This is mature now and drinking in a lovely