2021 Arnaud et Malou Greiner La Cart’ouche

WINEMAKER: Arnaud & Malou Greiner
REGION: Jura, FR
VARIETY: Pinot Noir, Poulsard, Trousseau
VITICULTURE: Certified Organic

This is a very interesting wine made from four of the most common grape varieties found in the Jura, namely Pinot Noir (about 80%), Ploussard, Trousseau and Gamay (yes, Gamay has been grown here for a long time). The wine was matured in a 600 litre old foudre and was bottled in July 2020 although the 2019 vintage was very, very low for Arnaud and Malou due to frosts decimating their crop. This is a very savoury, flavoursome and very drinkable red wine with a beautiful streak of acidity which is very much in the style of Jura reds that are always easy to drink. It is richer than the 2017 and will definitely last longer.

Arnaud Greiner is a talented and passionate young man who has been working for other Jura producers for many years. He has also been making his own wine and has just made his second commercial release (we received a small supply of his first release in 2018). We are delighted that he has agreed to supply us with some of his miniscule production. Arnaud and his partner Malou have a number of very small parcels of vines near the village of Liesle which add up to the grand total of a little less than one hectare. Each of the plots sit in a forest setting far from an agricultural sprays from the farms around the area. Arnaud and Malou are certified organic by Ecocert. They do not use any sulphites in the production of their lovely wines. The wine labels are designed by the delightful Cecile Mouget who also acts as the translator for us.