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Les Matheny, Arbois Chardonnay

Jura, France 2014 (750mL)
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Les Matheny, Arbois Chardonnay

This bottle confirms what had already been a buzzing rumor: Les Matheny has arrived and will soon be a permanent addition to the cult Jura scene! Before blazing his own white-hot trail, Emeric Foléat of Les Matheny worked eight years alongside Jacques “Pope of Arbois” Puffeney, a legend who will be forever immortalized in Jura’s Hall of Fame. The immeasurable wisdom Puffeney imparted did not fall on deaf ears: Emeric harnessed the storied terroir and traditional cellar work of Jura and channelled it into his very own micro-batch lineup that has snatched the attention of sommeliers the world over. These wines are explosively aromatic, deeply evocative of Arbois’ special terroir, and uniquely delicious to an overwhelming degree.

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France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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