Domaine Labet, En Billat Poulsard 2023

Grape: Poulsard
Country: France
Region: Jura
Farming: Organic

Labet’s rarest and most haunting expression of poulsard, this comes from a 0.31 ha parcel called Le Pré du Bief planted in 1988 that has an eastern exposure and Lias clay and schist soils. Destemmed but not crushed, the grapes are vinified very gently, with very little pigeage, to respect poulsard’s delicate structure. Ageing takes place in old foudres and no sulphur was added at any stage. The nose is bright and expressive, showing none of reductive notes that plague so many poulsards, it’s finely nuanced on the palate, showing a beautiful interplay between fruit, spice and savoury notes. Simply one of the finest examples in the region.