Cork Closure, 750ML Format
DOMAINE JACQUES PUFFENEY, JURA This is a small quality-focused domaine of 6ha. Situated between the high and remote forests, near the small village of Arbois, close to the Swiss border. Jacques makes a small range of wines and strives for perfection, doing everything by hand. Jacques Puffeney's father was a vineyard worker who owned a mere speck of land in the village of Montigny Les Arsures (just around the corner from Arbois). Jacques made his first wine at the age of 17 but, to earn a living, worked simultaneously as a "saleur de Comte" helping to make the fabled cheese of his region. Little by little he acquired vineyards and now the domaine consists of 7 1/2 hectares, all in the appellation of Arbois. His prowess in both the vineyards and the cave has earned him the nickname among his colleagues of "The Pope of Arbois". The vineyards are situated in the villages of Montigny Les Arsures, Arbois, and Villette des Arbois. 4 1/2 hectares are planted to white varieties: 2.7 hectares to the extraordinary local grape, Savagnin; and 1.8 hectares to Chardonnay. The remaining 3 hectares are devoted to a series of red grapes: 1.2 hectares planted to Poulsard; 1.2 hectares again planted to Trousseau; and Pinot Noir is found in the final .60 hectares