Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Savagnin Elevage Long En Chalasse 2018 Old Rioja Built for the table and

Built for the table and for the cellar

and built for the aperitif hour

and from Sarmassa's sun-soaked

The Temperance Hill vineyard's unique terroir emerges here with savory herbs

and the wine retains a tensile freshness from start to finish

Domaine Labet Cotes du Jura Savagnin Elevage Long En Chalasse 2018 Old Rioja Built for the table andSavagnin is the Jura's great native white grape, and this is Domaine Labet's En Chalasse parcel given an extended aging (elevage long). The fruit comes off old vines, farmed organically, and the long time in barrel builds serious texture and depth while keeping the wine fresh rather than overtly oxidative. Bigger and bolder than Labet's Chardonnays, it shows ripe fruit, savory complexity, and a saline cut. This is mature now and drinking in a lovely