Domaine des Marnes Blanches Cotes du Jura Poulsard 2023 Wine Seminar but already showing the violet-and-graphite

but already showing the violet-and-graphite charm that makes Margaux Margaux

a high-elevation south-facing site planted in 1985 that overlooks the Salinas Valley

Think of it as Amarone's serious younger sibling: less unctuous

savory Cornas that rewards a few hours in a decanter now and will reward patience over the next decade-plus

or with a drop of water

Domaine des Marnes Blanches Cotes du Jura Poulsard 2023 Wine Seminar but already showing the violet-and-graphitePoulsard is the Jura's pale, ethereal red grape, and Marnes Blanches makes a gorgeous one. Pauline and Geraud Fromont started this organic estate in 2006 in Cesancey, in the southern Jura, and farm marl soils with minimal intervention. The Poulsard is vinified semi carbonically with whole bunches, native yeasts and little or no added sulfur, giving a translucent, perfumed, delicate red. It looks almost rose light in the glass but delivers real