Lulu Vigneron BB1

A salty damsel of a #jura white will dance into your hearts from the first sip.

Lulu Vigneron BB1, Cotes du Jura Chardonnay/Savagnin 2019

Ludwig Bindernagel & Nathalie Eigenschenck are not from generations of winemaking families, they aren’t œnologists or formally trained viticulturist, they had no experience before they founded their winery in 2003. Their passions guided their journey and so did their education to purchase of Les Chais du Vieux Bourg (now Lulu Vigneron) in 2000. Their first vintage came shortly after in 2002. Their wines are natural, organic and biodynamic, their moto is that wines are made in the vineyard ie noninterventional. Their 2.5 hectares are spread in Arlay, Poligny, Etoile and the infamous Château-Chalon with marly calcareous soils rich in fossilized oysters.

BB1 is Ludwig Bindernagel’s first cuvée; aka the baby one, is a blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Savagnin made in a traditional style ouillé (topped up, non-oxidative). Their wines are of small yields, this one around 1,500 bottles.

Deep glimmering golden color in the glass. Aromas of sun warmed peach, intense citrus, pineapple, lemon zest, green apple, toast, slight smoke, wet hay, honey, lanolin are intermingled. The zingy palate has an unmistakable presence. It begins with crips apple, evolves into a grassy floral character into dried mango, white pepper, walnut skin slathered on freshly baked bread and toffee with a slight tannic grip. The finish is lingeringly long as is the Uber bright acid. Its depth has such a pleasant character that neither variety steals the show, they both work in harmony.