L’Etoile Chardonnay Là-haut

Nicolas Jacob

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

L'Etoile

Variety

Chardonnay

Là-haut comes from the oldest block of vines from Nicolas Jacob's first 1 ha parcel in L'Etoile, which he began farming in 2015.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

L'Etoile

Soil type

Liassic marl (limestone, rich in gryphaea fossils / paper shale)

Vinification

After being manually harvested, the grapes are left to settle for 12 hours. The wine is fermented in 228L barrels with indigeneous yeasts. There is then no intervention until bottling

ElevageAged for 18-24 months in demi-muids. The wine is then bottled unfiltered and with no added SO2

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...