Domaine des Marnes Blanches Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Au Rettin 2022 0426JACKSON Oscar was planted in the

Oscar was planted in the tradition of the old field blend reds that were common in the early days of California winemaking

It drinks with the seriousness of a still wine and the joy of a great rose: wildflowers

the Maritima estate captures the salt-scrubbed essence of the coast in a bottle of California Chardonnay

decades before single-vineyard Meursault became a category

Light on its feet but seriously built

Domaine des Marnes Blanches Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Au Rettin 2022 0426JACKSON Oscar was planted in theThirty four months in barrel is a serious commitment for any Chardonnay, and Au Rettin wears it beautifully. Pauline and Geraud Fromont founded Marnes Blanches in 2006 straight out of winemaking school and have since become one of the Jura's reference points organic farming, minimal cellar work, a house style that is precise rather than showy. This one is ouille, meaning the barrels are topped up throughout aging, so there's none of the Jura's famous