# Arbois Chardonnay En Flandre

- **Producer:** Domaine de la Touraize
- **Colour:** white
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Chardonnay
- **Region:** Jura, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 12.5%
- **Average price:** €35
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 10–13 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** lemon, apple, grapefruit, butter, toast, smoke

## About this wine

Domaine de la Touraize is located in Arbois, the historic heart of Jura winemaking. The Morin family has winegrowing roots dating back to 1704 across eight generations. In 2009, André-Jean and Héléana Morin left the local cooperative to re-establish the family domain as an independent estate, committing fully to organic and biodynamic viticulture. The single-vineyard cuvée En Flandre comes from a one-hectare parcel named during Spanish Habsburg rule when locals noted a topological resemblance between Jura and Flanders.

## Interesting facts

- The Morin family has grown wine in Arbois across eight generations starting in 1704.
- The parcel En Flandre was named when Jura and Flanders were both territories under the Spanish Crown.
- Crafted in the topped-up (ouillé) style to prevent oxidation, contrasting with traditional yeast-veiled Jura whites.

## Food pairing

The high, electric acidity and distinct saline minerality of this topped-up Jura Chardonnay slice through rich butter sauces and complement sweet seafood. Additionally, the wine's depth and savory nuances make it a quintessential partner for aged mountain cheeses like Comté and wild earthy mushrooms.

## Wine making process

Harvested entirely by hand into small crates, whole bunches undergo pneumatic pressing and static gravity settling. Spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentations occur with native yeasts in 350-liter and 600-liter used oak barrels without chaptalisation or added oenological inputs. The wine is aged for 12 to 24 months on fine lees with weekly topping up (ouillé) to prevent oxidative yeast film development. Bottled with minimal sulfur additions and light or no filtration.