COUNTRY :
France
REGION :
Jura
PRODUCTION :
Les Dolomies is the winemaking project of Céline and Steve Gormally. Céline created the estate with a modest 0.5 hectares, in Passenans, Jura, which she tended while working for some of the most iconic Jura producers (Domaines Labet, Badoz, and St-Pierre) and from which they make otherworldly Jura wines full of both elegance and power. In 2008 Céline was able to grow her estate to just over 3.5 hectares, and now it’s up to five. Les Dolomies’ focus is on ouillé style wines, all super fresh and mineral, and each expressing the individual terroir they come from. The couple left the Côtes-du-Jura AOC in 2016 so they could embrace more freedom in their winemaking. Wild yeast fermentation and bottling without fining or filtration have always been the norm here. From 2020 no sulphur is used during vinification and aging, and the wines have gained in clarity and depth.
–Fifi Selects–
Fine du Jura Brandy
Region: Jura
Base: 2012 “La Boutonnieres” Chardonnay, aged 1o years in feuillette (114 liter half barrels)
“La Chaux”
Region: Jura
Grape: Chardonnay, 35 year old vines, from the Le Chaux lieu dit in Nevy-sur-Seille.
Soil: stony marl
Farming: certified organic, biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press, aging 10 months in tank.
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: minimal
“Arco”
Region: Jura
Grape: Savagnin, 35 year old vines from the La Chaux lieu dit in Nevy-sur-Seille.
Soil: stony marl
Farming: certified organic, biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press, aging 10 months in barrel first, then tank.
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: minimal
Arco is the name of one of the two donkeys that help work this particularly rocky and steep slope
“Malgré Tout” Blanc
Region: Jura
Grape: Chardonnay, Savagnin
Soil: marl, limestone
Farming: certified organic, biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press, aging 12 months in fiber tank. the entirety of Chardonnay and Savagnin 2021 harvest is in this cuvée due to terrible frost.
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
“Malgré Tout” Rouge
Region: Jura
Grape: 70% Trousseau, 30% Pinot Noir and Gamay
Soil: marl, limestone
Farming: certified organic, biodynamic practices
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: destemmed, vinified in fiber tank. the entirety of Trousseau, Pinot Noir, and Gamay 2021 harvest is in this cuvée due to terrible frost.
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none