2018 Anne et Jean-Francois Ganevat Poulsard Les Chonchons Cotes du Jura Rouge

La Combe; a tiny hamlet above the village of Rotalier is home to the larger-than-life “Fan Fan” Jean-François Ganevat. Jean-François came back to run the family estate in 1998 after ten years working Burgundy and he combines his passion for the Jura terroir – here ideal for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir - with a staunch defence of Burgundian techniques; low yields and most recently biodynamic methods for which he has now gained Demeter certification.

In addition to the ‘Estate’ wines there are, since 2013, a group of wines made from grapes purchased from around the region and in others, all are grown by their vigneron friends to their standards, so organic or bio-dynamically farmed and tended. They pay very high prices to get the quality they want

Les Chonchons is Poulsard from Jura. This is superb too, great length and balance, rich, spicy, pure and attractive – I wanted to drink this one.

Notes sourced from the importer