An ouillé (pronounced oo-yay) Chardonnay is a French white wine from the Jura region that is produced using a known winemaking technique, where the barrel is kept topped up to prevent oxidation. The term ouillé translates to “topped up” or “filled,” referring to the method of filling the wine barrels to the brim to minimize contact with air during aging.

This parcel is 1.2 ha of 45 year old vines, planted in a red clay soil overlying a layer of Bajocian limestone in the geologic timescale, the Bajocian is an age and stage in the Middle Jurassicon with a west-facing hillside. It was aged 70% in old fûts and . The old vines convey real energy to this wine, there are a good drive and tension on the palate, and the finish is sustained and mineral.

Les Parcelles Rares are quite the distinctive Jura Chardonnay (14.5 %) aged 70% in old fûts and 30% in demi-muids a French term for 600-liter capacity oak barrels, typically used in the Rhône Valley. They add SO2 added at bottling and the old vines give a good drive to a mineral finish.

(92+ Points)