Jura Wine Guide: Grapes, Appellations & Producers

Poulsard, Trousseau & Savagnin

Soil: Marl and limestone slopes in the Revermont, cooler and wetter than neighbouring Burgundy.
Style: Pale, perfumed reds from Poulsard and Trousseau; nutty oxidative or pure "ouillé" Savagnin and Chardonnay whites.
Top sites: Wines may be "ouillé" (topped-up, fresh) or "sous voile" (under a yeast veil, nutty and oxidative).
Vintages: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Producers: Domaine de la TournelleOvernoy-Houillon

Tip · Jura is the natural-wine darling — pale reds and savoury, voile-aged whites.

Value pick

Domaine de la Tournelle Arbois Poulsard · ~$30

Translucent, cranberry-bright Poulsard — delicate and savoury.

Collector pick

Domaine Tissot Arbois Chardonnay "Les Bruyères" · ~$60 · 2020

Mineral, precise Jura Chardonnay from a benchmark grower.

The shrine of vin jaune

Soil: Blue-grey marl on a steep limestone outcrop — the most prized site for Savagnin in the Jura.
Style: Vin jaune only: Savagnin aged six years under a yeast veil, sold in the 62cl clavelin — curry, walnut, intense.
Top sites: Vin jaune ages effectively forever; the 62cl clavelin reflects what’s left after six years’ evaporation.
Vintages: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Producers: Berthet-BondetJean Bourdy

Tip · Château-Chalon is to vin jaune what Montrachet is to white Burgundy — the benchmark.

Value pick

Berthet-Bondet Côtes du Jura Vin Jaune · ~$55

A more affordable route into vin jaune — walnut, curry spice, electric length.

Collector pick

Domaine Macle Château-Chalon · ~$130 · 2015

The reference vin jaune — profound, savoury and near-immortal.