Côtes du Jura Poulsard Les Chazaux

Nicolas Jacob

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Cotes du Jura

Variety

Poulsard

2019 was Jacob's first harvest of his newly reclaimed vines in Augea, a village near Revermont in the southern part of the Jura. The parcel is 3.5 hectares total, with 0.60 ha planted to Poulsard.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Les Chazaux

Soil type

Predominantly "triassic side" of the Chazaux parcel, and some grapes from the "liassic side"

Vinification

After harvest, the grapes are 80% destemmed, 20% whole cluster. They are left to settle for one night, then racked once, and put into 500L or 600L demi-muids, with a few 228L barrels

ElevageThe wine is aged for 10 to 11 months. The wine is bottled unfiltered and with no added SO2

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Nicolas Jacob

Founded in 2015

4.5 hectares

Originally from the Jura, Nicolas Jacob worked on several local organic vegetable farms before developing an interest in wine. During this time, Nicolas established an admirable knack for seeking out the best mentors in the area. After spending time with Laurent Macle at Domaine Macle in Château Chalon, where he learned how to craft some of the finest traditional oxidative Jura wines, Nicolas found work in the vineyards with Jean-François Ganevat, where he eventually became the right-hand man at the domaine. Nicolas perfected his skills across all aspects of the domaine, from vineyard work to vinification.

In 2015, Jacob purchased just over 1 hectare of vines in L’Etoile, planted to Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and bit of Savagnin, and began to develop his own style (which is c...