Chevassu-Fassanet, Cotes du Jura Chardonnay, 2023 Core lemon curd and a stony

lemon curd and a stony finish

At home in Languedoc

ripe melon

or “with the whites”

maintaining the freshness whilst remaining complex

Chevassu-Fassanet, Cotes du Jura Chardonnay, 2023 Core lemon curd and a stonyBased in the historic appellation of Chateau Chalon, Marie Pierre tends her vines lutte raisonne; essentially the French term for low intervention. There are many obstacles to farming organically here, mostly due to the erosion of the appellations steep slopes, but Marie Pierre consistently works to overcome them. Though she does have to spray herbicides in extreme circumstances, a dedication to sustainability is at the core of her winemaking ethos.