keep only the free-run juice
He sources only from organic and biodynamic growers
Drink now through the next several years
Third-generation winemaker Stéphane Cherrier achieved organic certification starting with 2023
Corton-Bressandes is the most elegant
Les Bottes Rouges, Arbois Leon, 2022 SHEMISCOUNT keep only the free-run juiceLes Bottes Rouges is the Jura domaine of Jean Baptiste Menigoz, a former teacher who spent a decade obsessed with the vines before going all in, training under Jura master Stephane Tissot along the way. He farms organically with biodynamic touches and makes characterful, low intervention wines. "Leon" is his Arbois Chardonnay, a fresh, mineral white made in the topped up (ouille) style. Expect bright orchard fruit, lively acidity and a stony, saline