Domaine de la Touraize Arbois Ploussard La Cabane 2023

This Arbois red is made from Ploussard, the Jura’s pale, delicate native grape, by a family that has grown vines in Arbois since 1704. André-Jean Morin, the eighth generation, runs the estate with his wife Héléana. The family once sold its grapes to the local co-op, but André-Jean left in 2009 to make his own wine, and the vineyards are now certified organic and biodynamic.

The name means “the shack.” The fruit comes from two parcels: one on blue marl planted in the early 1980s and one on grey marl planted in the early 1960s. The grapes are picked by hand, de-stemmed by hand and fermented with native yeasts, then aged for seven months in large casks, concrete eggs and steel tanks. Light and bright at 11.5% alcohol, it shows pomegranate and rosehip with an earthy edge.

Serve it slightly chilled with charcuterie, roast chicken or Comté.