Anne et Jean-François GANEVAT - Les Grands Teppes Vielles Vignes 2016
Ganevat is a wine producer located in La Combe in the Jura. The domaine has been family-owned since 1650 and is currently run by Jean-François Ganevat, who previously trained and worked at Domaine Jean-Marc Morey in Chassagne-Montrachet.
The 8.5-hectare estate is certified biodynamic and planted to 17 different local red and white varieties, including outlawed varieties such as Petit Béclan, Gros Béclan, Gueuche, Seyve-Villard, Corbeau, Portugais Bleu, Enfariné, Argant, and Poulsard Blanc.
While the domaine produces single varietal Côtes du Jura AOP wines from estate-grown fruit, it also sources wine grapes from Alsace, Savoie, and Beaujolais to make appellation Vin de France cuvées. These cuvées, blended with purchased and estate-grown grapes, allow the winemaker the ability to use all indigenous varieties and craft unique, albeit declassified, wines.
Jean-François uses old and individualised winemaking techniques. He destems by hand, uses no new oak, ages white wines on the lees for a minimum of two years and, in 2006 he completely eradicated the use of sulfur.
Les Grands Teppes Vielles Vignes comes from vines of Chardonnay planted in 1919 and 1920 on white marl soils and limestone rocks. The wine has been aged for 22 months on its lees in demi-muids.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay