Domaine Courbet Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Les Rondos 2023 070226ROBUST liquorice and caraway seeds lending

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The volcanic soil is so nutrient-poor and stony that it challenges the very definition of agricultural soil

It rewards a few years in the cellar

The grape is Gamay Saint-Romain

A serious grower Champagne for the table

Domaine Courbet Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Les Rondos 2023 070226ROBUST liquorice and caraway seeds lendingLes Rondos is Domaine Courbet's single vineyard Chardonnay, 100% from a 0. 7 hectare mid slope parcel planted in 1987 88 on Jurassic clay limestone. It's raised in topped up barrels (no veil here) for a clean, terroir driven expression that shows what Jura Chardonnay can do. The Courbet family has farmed since 1869 and works biodynamically on the slopes below Chateau Chalon, with Jean Marie and Damien at the helm. The 2023 is precise and mineral, all