Bornard-Ponnelle Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay 2022
Bornard-Ponnelle Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay 2022
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Bornard's fox in another guise. A collaborative project between Philippe Bornard and Albert Ponelle, who together give life to a great Jura wine. A Chardonnay with a strong identity, very light oxidation and an exuberant saline part. Produced in very few bottles, this wine will become a rarity.
COUNTRY Jura, France
APPELLATION Arbois Pupillin
VARIETY Chardonnay
ABV 12%
STYLE Bright & Bold
WINEMAKER Bornard-Ponnelle
ABOUT THE REGION
Jura region is nestled in the eastern corner of France, bordering Switzerland. This cool-climate region is characterised by its steep slopes and diverse terroirs, which include clay, limestone, and marl soils. Key grape varieties are Savagnin, used to make the unique Vin Jaune, and Chardonnay for age-worthy whites; and Poulsard, Trousseau, and Pinot Noir for reds. Jura is renowned for its oxidative winemaking techniques such as sous voile ageing, which gives its whites a nutty, complex character, while its reds are known for their light body and vibrant fruit flavours.
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Organic, Biodynamic and Natural wine. What’s the difference?
To understand this concept and its various ramifications, it is necessary to keep something clear in mind: before the 20th century and the spreading of affordable synthetic fertilisers, all farming was organic. When the shift to the use of synthetics and pesticides happened, it became necessary to diversify traditional organic farming from the new modern farming.
ORGANIC WINE
Simply put, organic farming forbids the use of synthetic fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or genetically modified organisms. The basic requirements are generally specific and engage the farmers not to use any chemical fertilisers and other synthetic products in the vineyard. It does not prevent the vintner from using the conventional winemaking process after harvesting.
BIODYNAMIC WINE
Let’s take organic farming one step further: Biodynamic. The creator of this agricultural system is the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, who developed the principles of biodynamics in a series of lectures given in 1924 in Germany. Here lies the foundation of true organic wines, with a strict limit in the use of additives, stringent requirements and at the end obtaining a biodynamic certification.
NATURAL WINE
The previous definitions are usually, and rightfully, associated with it, because most natural wine is also organic and/or biodynamic. But not vice versa!
Natural wine is wine in its purest form, simply described as nothing added, nothing taken away, just grapes fermented. No manipulation whatsoever, minimal intervention both in the vineyards and in the winery. Healthy grapes, natural yeast and natural fermentation, with no filtration nor fining. Sounds easy, right? However, making natural wine is unforgiving and it requires a bigger amount of work than conventional wine. To this day, natural wine has no certification yet.