Domaine Benoit Badoz, Vin Jaune "Les Roussots", Côtes du Jura, 2019

Winemakers from father to son for 10 generations, Domaine Badoz is located in Poligny, in the heart of the Jura wine region (smallest in France) on the foothills of the Jura Mountains. The estate's vineyards comprose the historic plots of "Les Roussots" and "Les Grands Roussots," composed of Triassic and Lias marl and schistous clay. Benoît took over in 2003 and thanks to his journey, which took him from Puligny-Montrachet to Château Petrus, he chooses to produce wines that respect the typicity of the terroir and traditional grape varieties of the Jura region. 

Ranked among the greatest wines in France, Vin Jaune is made exclusively from the Savagnin grape variety. Grown on the blue marl soils of the Jura, it is aged in oak barrels for at least 60 months under a flor yeast known as "The Voile", without compensating for the evaporation of roughly one-third of its volume.  Vin Jaune is the emblem of the Jura's terroir and winemaking expertise. It is a dry wine with a truly unique colour and flavour.