Clos des Rocs Macon-Fuisse 'En Vers Chanes' 2024 Jura a staggering two-month maceration slowly

a staggering two-month maceration slowly extracts every element the couple’s intensive biodynamic farming brings to the fruit

Besides its long time on the lees

The “Kamen” is fermented and macerated for roughly 18 days in specially built stone vats made from the very rock that lies beneath his vineyards

Clearly articulated and very Alpine fruit undergirds a palate of remarkable tension and penetrating

Clos des Rocs Macon-Fuisse 'En Vers Chanes' 2024 Jura a staggering two-month maceration slowlyHailing from the nearby commune of Fuiss, this bottling comes from the En Vers Chnes vineyard in which Olivier owns a mere quarter of a hectare of 45 year old vines. The high altitude (400 meters) and sandy limestone of this site produce a wine of striking poise and penetrating minerality, and Oliviers measured aging regimen of 50% steel and 50% used barrels contributes a richness of texture without sacrificing zip.