2014 L'Etoile en Banode

I was particularly keen on the 2014 L'Etoile En Banode, which is a 50/50 field blend of Chardonnay and Savagnin planted in 1970 by Nicole's father, picked together and fermented together. En Banode is the name of the vineyard. The idea of Nicole’s father was that by fermenting together, he’d preserve more of the character of the soil, which is not the usual procedure, because in Jura the tradition was to always harvest and ferment Chardonnay and Savagnin separately. This is dry, with tension, and it has a lot of character with depth and pungent flavors, focused and clear. This is really very good. 2,300 bottles produced. It was bottled in the spring 2017.