Côtes du Jura Poulsard Les Trouillots

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Valentin Morel Côtes du Jura Poulsard 'Les Trouillots'
Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Cotes du Jura

Variety

Poulsard

The Trouillots vineyard was planted by Valentin's father in the early 1980s. The terroir is a blend of red and gray marl with limestone bedrock and faces due south with a dominant view over the tiled roofs of Poligny. Les Trouillots is the heart of the domaine. Valentin typically makes five different wines from this terroir each year (one separate cuvée for each of the five grape varieties cultivated here). Poulsard is the lightest and most ethereal red of the Jura, prized for its unique peppery quality found only in this corner of France. The red wines are all vinified with natural yeasts and with no added SO2, then aged in stainless steel for 6-8 months and bottled in the spring to preserve their fresh, quaffable character.

Viticulture
Vineyard name

Les Trouillots

Soil type

Gray marl, limestone syphrates

Vine age35+ years old
Vineyard size2.8 ha
ExpositionSouth
Altitude350 m
Vinification

Harvested by hand, maceration for 15 days after destemming. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Bottling without fltration and sulphites addition

Elevage8 months in stainless steel tanks
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Additional info
Total production average4000 bottles