Domaine de Saint Pierre Trousseau Arbois 2024

Domaine de Saint Pierre Trousseau Arbois 2024

Domaine de Saint Pierre
$75.00

Grape: Trousseau
Vintage: 2024
Type: Red

Grown in biodynamic clay and red marl soils of the Arbois appellation, this cuvée comes from Fabrice Dodane's meticulously tended Jura vineyards. The hand-harvested fruit ferments spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and neutral wooden vats using semi-carbonic maceration to preserve aromatic lift and pure fruit expression. Aging takes place in neutral oak barrels without fine-tuning, fining, filtering, or added sulfur, keeping the grape's delicate, wild nature intact. This is a bright, unadorned Jura red focused on fresh fruit purity and mineral tension.

A translucent ruby color in the glass introduces lift-driven aromas of wild strawberry, sour cherry, damp earth, and crushed red peppercorn. On the palate, flavors of cranberry, tart red plum, and dried rose petals are supported by light, fine-grained tannins and a vibrant beam of natural acidity. The weight is nimble and light-bodied, offering a crunchy, energetic mouthfeel that stays clean and focused. It finishes dry and refreshing, with notes of citrus zest and crushed limestone.

Domaine de Saint Pierre is a benchmark natural estate based in Mathenay, a small village near Arbois in the Jura. Winemaker Fabrice Dodane began managing the domain in 1989, converting its 6 hectares of vines to organic and biodynamic practices before purchasing the property outright in 2011. Situated across the Arbois and Côtes du Jura appellations, his plots are rooted in stony clay-limestone and nutrient-dense gray and blue marl soils. Dodane cultivates traditional regional varieties—including chardonnay, savagnin, ploussard, pinot noir, and trousseau—while also producing a playful micro-négociant line, Le Dos d'Chat, using organic fruit sourced from like-minded vigneron friends to offset severe regional spring frosts.

In the cellar, Dodane follows an uncompromising hands-off methodology aligned with Jura’s low-intervention movement. All fermentations rely on native yeasts in neutral oak puncheons, large vats, or stainless steel tanks. Red wines undergo gentle extraction and are bottled completely without added sulfur, fining, or filtration. His white cuvées are crafted in two distinct styles: topped-up (ouillé) bottlings that preserve laser-sharp acidity and crystalline minerality, and traditional sous voile expressions aged oxidatively under a veil of flor. The resulting wines offer a pure, high-tension snapshot of Jura terroir, characterized by electric citrus, wild herbs, fine lees weight, and a persistent salty finish.