Domaine du Pelican, Arbois Savagnin Maceration Pelliculaire Blanc 2020, Jura

Producer: Domaine du Pelican
Vintage: 2020
Grape: Savagnin
Type: White Wine
Size: 75cl

Notes:

This is a ‘skin contact’ dry white wine, meaning it is vinified as if it were a red wine, with fermentation of whole berries rather than just the juice. It was made for the first time in 2018 and repeated in 2019, 2020 and now 2022.

Rich amber colour. Bright aromas of peach, apricot, orange zest, orange blossom, tangerine and honey. Savagnin is an aromatic variety (related to Traminer and hence Gewurztraminer), which is showcased wonderfully here. The palate opens with a juicy approachability, revealing a tactile shapeliness – almost chewable on the stone- fruited mid-palate. Tannic grip on the back palate, with persistent perfume. Aged in foudres.

This lends itself brilliantly to food, with enough weight to pair with a curry or rich sauce or a killer cheese plate or melty raclette.