Les-Planches-près-Arbois, Jura
Antoine Le Court-Chedevergne (Angers, France) and Julia Naar (Rio, Brasil) are part of an exciting new wave of winemaking talent to come through the Jura region. Antoine’s journey has taken him across the world making both wine and spontaneous ferment beer -- from Australia to California and Brasil, where he met Julia. Most influentially he spent a year working with Alice Bouvot in Arbois and in whose cellar he made his first vintage of ‘Les Valseuses’ wines in 2018. Now the couple have purchased a stunning guesthouse, Casa Antolia, in the small village of Les-Planches-pres-Arbois and are utilizing the centuries old cellar beneath the property. They’ve recently added
They are in the process of planting their own vines nearby, and in the meantime have travelled France to harvest organic fruit from friends around the country. The product of their labor is one of the most unique and daring negociant projects in France. In the cellar, gentle but long macerations are favored, and the infusion method, and blends of red and white varieties are common. There is neither pigeage nor pumping over and only ever one racking, with everything done by hand, including bottling. The resulting wines are concetrated and startlingly pure, these characteristics only emphasized by the long elevage and time in bottle. The name of each cuvee pays homage to the music they love from around the world that has inspired them along the way.
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