2020 Les Pieds sur Terre Albinos

WINEMAKER: Valentin Morel
REGION: Jura, FR
VARIETAL: Poulsard
VITICULTURE: Certified Organic/Biodynamic

"Directly pressed Poulsard elevaged in barrel for 12 months. Rocky, flinty, blood orange, strawberry gum. Great texture, silken almost. Lithe and with a fine acid line. It opens to becoming slippery and fluid, the fruit changing. Pops of citrus, so intriguing. There’s layers, has a great balance of acidity with some texture. It builds, loves oxygen and a wine I would recommend decanting (this can be said for all of these actually) Think textured White with Poulsard citrus lift." - Liz Carey

Les Pieds sur Terre came to life in 2014, when 26-year-old Valentin Morel took over the family’s vineyards and winery in Poligny. While the oenology school in Beaune is considered the best in France, Valentin chose to study in Alsace, where he found the teachings far more advanced when it came to organic agriculture, both in ideas and principles. In Alsace, he was introduced to Bruno Schueller and Pierre Frick, and where he had his 'Aha' moment—Valentin likes to say it’s a paradox, but he discovered the natural wines of Jura whilst in Alsace.

Returning home to Poligny, Valentin converted the 6 hectares of vineyards to biodynamic farming practises, influenced not only by the teachings of Steiner but by Masanobu Fukuoka, the Japanese writer of The One Straw Revolution. The name Les Pieds sur Terre, meaning ‘Feet on Earth’ came first as a reflection of a state of mind. But it is also a nod to the French radio program where guests are left to express themselves without intervention from the journalist.