2021 Overnoy Cotes du Jura Trousseau

Guillaume Overnoy's Côtes du Jura Trousseau is made from 100% Trousseau grapes grown according to organic principles on thirty-year-old vines from a scattered 5.5ha estate in varied Jura soils. The wine reflects the Overnoy family's recognized approach to pure, terroir-driven winemaking in the Jura region. Guillaume, the grand-nephew of Pierre Overnoy, took over the estate in 2014 and continues traditional winemaking methods.

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Specs

Type: Red

Grapes: Trousseau

Winemaker: Guillaume Overnoy

Vintage: 2021

Geography

Country: France

Region: Jura

Sub-region: Orbagna

Farming

Organic principles applied to thirty-year-old vines on a scattered 5.5ha estate in varied Jura soils with environmentally respectful viticulture.

Harvest

Manual destemming of berries using traditional crible; hand de-stemming

Fermentation

Co-fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel vats; three-week maceration with extended gentle skin contact for two weeks; vinification without intervention

Aging

11 months in barrel, 14 months in used wooden barrels; aging in oak and steel; extended cask maturation; low sulfur addition with minimal sulphite use; no fining or filtration before bottling