Joseph Dorbon Macvin du Jura Hors d'Age (750ml)

Made exclusively from old vines Chardonnay; A great Macvin aged 10 years in a single barrel; a sweet caramelized nose yet fresh and round on the palate with great acidity.

Joseph Dorbon commenced his work as vigneron in 1996.  He works three hectares of vineyards situated in his village of Vadans, six kilometers north of Arbois and across the Route Nationale from the fabled town of Montigny-les-Arsures.  The vines are hillside plantings, southeast facing, at approximately 1,000 feet of altitude (322 meters).  Dorbon works his vineyards following the best ecological practices and is now on the path to organic classification (“en conversion biologique”).  He turns the soil just twice a year, the second time in June with the aid of a horse. Between ploughings, vegetation is largely left to grow between the vineyard rows with the weeding done only underneath and immediately around individual vines.