Domaine Jean Bourdy - Cuvée Suzanne 2022

Domaine Jean Bourdy - Cuvée Suzanne 2022Caves Jean Bourdy is one of the oldest domaines in the Jura, owned by the Bourdy family for 15 generations since 1475 in the village of Arlay. The Domaine is now run by brothers Jean Phillipe and Jean Franois, the 15th generation of winemakers at this estate. The Bourdys grow their vines on 10 hectares of land, including a half hectare in Chateau Chalon AOC. Caves Jean Bourdy makes wine the old fashioned way, using old barrelssome as much as 80 years

similar to the process in Sherry or Jura wines) in 120-year-old

with the involvement of the third generation of the family represented by Carlo’s sons Sebastiano and Marco

The land is cultivated using the goblet vine training system on very poor soils

an extraordinary number given that the estate’s holdings are only nine hectares

at a time when many of its residents left the countryside in search of a better future

Planting began in 2018

pollinating the vines and enriching the soil

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it is gracious in its presentation

Viña Tondonia is a beautiful vineyard of over 100 hectares

which coupled with careful winemaking