Domaine de la Pinte Arbois Blanc Cuvee d'Automne NV

Domaine de la Pinte Arbois Blanc Cuvee d'Automne NV

Domaine de la Pinte
$40.00

Grape: Savagnin, Chardonnay
Vintage: NV
Type: White

This white wine is a traditional Jura blend of savagnin and chardonnay from biodynamically farmed vineyards in the Arbois region. The estate manages the vines on blue marl soils, utilizing hand-harvesting and spontaneous native yeast fermentation. The winemaking involves a unique aging process where the wine spends four years in old oak barrels, including extended time under a natural veil of flor yeast. This low-intervention oxidative method allows the structural components to settle naturally.

It pours a deep gold color, opening with complex aromas of preserved lemon, green apricot, honey, and dried herbs. The palate is medium-bodied and texturally dense, balancing a nutty volume with a sharp line of mountain acidity. Savory flavors of walnut shell, sourdough bread, and wet stone dominate the mouthfeel. A pleasant mineral bitterness develops on the back end, adding structural definition to the wine. It finishes completely dry and long, leaving a mouthwatering saline trace.

Winery

Domaine de la Pinte was founded in 1953 through Roger Martin’s ambition to create an estate in the Jura near Arbois. The vineyards bring together the region’s characteristic varieties—Savagnin, Poulsard and Trousseau—with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Clay-limestone soils and the Jura’s marked seasons provide the setting for a broad range of wines. The property became an early advocate of organic cultivation, converting its vineyards in 1999 and later placing biodynamics at the center of its agricultural approach.

That commitment supports a range that explores more than one idea of Jura wine. Whites, reds and vins jaunes allow different grapes and aging traditions to show their character, from the delicacy of local red varieties to the depth of long-matured Savagnin. Across the estate, the connection between soil, farming and the finished wine remains the guiding principle. La Pinte offers an introduction to the Jura through a single family domaine, while preserving the diversity that makes the region distinctive rather than reducing it to one grape or one cellar technique.