cool-toned old-vine Carignan full of spice and lift
some pushing a century in age
yielding wines of clarity and structure
A mature Vintage Port from one of the Douro's most storied houses
The wine’s mineral edge gives it depth and focus
Les Bottes Rouges, Cotes du Jura Savagnin "Face B", 2023 TodayRare cool-toned old-vine Carignan full ofLes Bottes Rouges is the Jura project of Jean Baptiste Menigoz, a one time schoolteacher turned organic biodynamic vigneron who apprenticed with Jura legend Stephane Tissot. "Face B" is his Cotes du Jura Savagnin, made in the fresh, topped up (ouille) style rather than the oxidative one, which means it shows the grape's bright, mineral, almost saline side rather than the nutty sherry like character. It's a great gateway into Savagnin for the curious,