Domaine Rijckaert - Poulsard "La Rouge" 2023 (750ml)
Price: $41.99
| Producer | Domaine Rijckaert |
| Country | France |
| Region | Jura |
| Varietal | Poulsard |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Sku | 202946 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Domaine Rijckaert Description
Domaine Rijckaert was founded by Jean Rijckaert in 1998. Jean spent the better part of that decade working as technical director for the noted Mâcon negociant Verget before deciding to start his own project. He amassed a collection of top-quality vines centered around the village of Viré totaling 4 hectares. Like few Burgundians before him, Jean had long looked east in admiration of the Jura’s wines. In the late ‘90s it was still possible to obtain reasonably priced vineyards in and around Arbois, so he did just that, acquiring 5ha vines. In order to stay true to the regional identity of the respective projects and to avoid logistical hassles, he decided to open a second cellar in Villette-Les-Arbois to handle all of the Jura production. Although the Jura and Mâcon wines are made under a unified philosophy - namely, organic farming and hands-off winemaking - their production remains distinct to their respective regions to this day.
Poulsard is a local grape variety with a thin skin, with no strong tannic element, but providing an acidic body ot the wine. You should drink “La Rouge” in the same way you would drink a refreshing white wine!
