Domaine Belema Jac'R 2022

Grape: Jacquère
Vintage: 2022
Type: White

This low-intervention white wine is a négoce bottling produced by Yann Pernuit using fruit sourced from Thomas Blard in Apremont. The one-hundred percent jacquère grapes are hand-harvested from vineyards characterized by calcareous clay soils. Vinification utilizes a direct press followed by a completely spontaneous fermentation driven by native wild yeasts in stainless steel vats. The wine matures on its fine fermentation lees for ten months in steel, completely avoiding wood contact or synthetic adjustments.

It displays a clear straw hue with faint green highlights, opening with fresh aromas of lemon zest, green apple, and white flowers. A light-bodied, highly refreshing frame pairs crisp orchard fruit flavors with a chiseled mineral baseline. The extended lees contact adds a clean, subtle texture that frames the mid-palate cleanly without introducing heavy volume. A bracing wave of mountain acidity cuts through the center. It finishes completely dry and crisp, leaving a mouthwatering saline trace.