{"title":"Chateau De Verreux","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau de Verreux is a story of revival: the eighteenth-century house on the edge of Arbois was once home to Joseph Girard, the man who championed the Arbois appellation, often called the first AOC in France. After Girard's death the estate sat abandoned for decades. It's now a protected monument under restoration, and since 2023 wine is being made there again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe project brings together Arbois native Vincent Richard, who founded it in 2021, winemaker Vincent Remillet, who spent more than a decade at Domaine du Pélican before joining, and Yann Greset. The roughly nine hectares sit on grey marls, limestone-rich clay full of marine fossils, which gives the wines freshness and a faint saline edge. Farming is biodynamic, with certification underway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cellar the approach is light-handed: native-yeast fermentations, gentle macerations for the reds and very little sulfur. The range covers Arbois's five grapes one by one (Chardonnay, topped-up \"ouillé\" Savagnin, Pinot Noir, Poulsard and Trousseau) plus a blend called Symbiose. Expect bright, transparent wines that show the Jura's freshness rather than its oxidative side. It's a young estate with deep roots and one to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chateau-de-verreux-chardonnay-2023","title":"Chateau De Verreux, Arbois Chardonnay, 2023","description":"This Chardonnay comes from the château where France's appellation system started. Joseph Girard came up with the Arbois AOC here, and in 1936 Arbois became the country's first official AOC. Girard's path to winemaking was an odd one. He graduated from the École Polytechnique and worked as a railway director, an insurance executive and a banker before settling in Arbois, where he had spent his holidays for years. When he died in 1955, his funeral notice skipped all of those titles and simply read \"Winemaker in Arbois.\" He left no heirs, and the château sat in joint ownership for fifty years until it fell into ruin. Today's owners bought it and now farm 9 hectares of vines in Arbois under Demeter biodynamic certification, with organic conversion also under way. They say they want their wines to carry the mark of the land, showing it honestly rather than shaping it. Arbois is in the Jura, in eastern France between Burgundy and Switzerland, and Chardonnay sits in the estate's range next to the region's own grapes, Poulsard, Trousseau and Savagnin. For a Jura white with a better backstory than most, this is a very good place to start.","brand":"De Maison East [DME]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46468068966457,"sku":"NYC-W-DME-`CVR-CH23`-090826-14","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Chateau-De-Verreux-Arbois-Chardonnay-2023-White-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1788986369"},{"product_id":"chateau-de-verreux-savagnin-ouille-2024","title":"Chateau De Verreux, Arbois Savagnin Ouille, 2024","description":"If you've wanted to get to know Savagnin, the Jura's signature white grape, without the nutty, sherry-like tang of vin jaune, \"ouillé\" on the label is your cue. It means the barrels were topped up as the wine aged, so it stays fresh and shows the grape itself. It comes from Château de Verreux, where former owner Joseph Girard came up with the idea for Arbois, which became France's first official AOC in 1936. Girard picked up plenty of titles over his career, but when he died in 1955 his funeral notice simply read \"Winemaker in Arbois.\" He left no heirs, and the château stood abandoned for fifty years until its current owners bought it and started bringing it back. Today they farm 9 hectares of vines, certified biodynamic by Demeter. Their usual approach with Savagnin is to ferment it in oak with native yeasts and let it rest on its lees without stirring before bottling with only a light filtration. It's a serious white that doesn't need a lecture before you open it, and a great way to start exploring the Jura.","brand":"De Maison East [DME]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46468068999225,"sku":"NYC-W-DME-`CVR-SO24`-090826-16","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Chateau-De-Verreux-Arbois-Savagnin-Ouille-2024-White-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1788986371"},{"product_id":"chateau-de-verreux-trousseau-2023","title":"Chateau De Verreux, Arbois Trousseau, 2023","description":"This Trousseau comes from the château where Arbois, France's first wine AOC, was conceived; it became the AOC in 1936. It's a Jura red with a little more grip than the region's paler Poulsard, but it still stays fresh and never gets heavy. The fruit comes from half a hectare in the En Brut lieu-dit, planted in 2001 with a massal selection of the old Trousseau à la Dame, meaning cuttings taken from existing vines rather than a nursery clone. In 2023 the grapes were destemmed and sorted, then fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel over four weeks of gentle infusion. The wine then aged 10 months in 400-liter barrels and was bottled without fining or filtration. The estate farms 9 hectares in Arbois and is Demeter-certified biodynamic. The AOC was the idea of Joseph Girard, a man of many titles. His funeral notice read simply \"Winemaker in Arbois,\" and at a moderate 12% this is the kind of honest, lively red he'd probably recognize.","brand":"De Maison East [DME]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46468069031993,"sku":"NYC-W-DME-`CVR-TR23`-090826-15","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Chateau-De-Verreux-Arbois-Trousseau-2023-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1788986372"},{"product_id":"chateau-de-verreux-symbiose-2023","title":"Chateau De Verreux, Arbois Rouge Symbiose, 2023","description":"Symbiose puts all three of the Jura's red grapes (Pinot Noir, Trousseau and Poulsard) into one wine, and it does it the hard way: the grapes go into the vat together and ferment as one from the start, not as separate wines blended later. It comes from Château de Verreux, the house where former owner Joseph Girard came up with the idea for Arbois, which became France's first official AOC in 1936. The 2023 was destemmed, co-fermented and aged 10 months in used 400-litre barrels. Barrels that big and that old add polish, not an oaky flavour. The estate's approach is hands-off: no additives and no fining or filtration, all from 9 hectares farmed biodynamically to Demeter standards. In the glass it sits between the estate's single-grape bottlings, paler than its Trousseau and Pinot and a shade darker than its Poulsard, with a stronger Jura accent than any of them. If you're new to the region's reds, this is a smart first bottle because you get all three grapes in one pour. At 12.5% it's light on its feet, but the tannins mean it belongs at the dinner table.","brand":"De Maison East [DME]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46468069064761,"sku":"NYC-W-DME-`CVR-SY23`-090826-17","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Chateau-De-Verreux-Arbois-Rouge-Symbiose-2023-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1788986373"},{"product_id":"chateau-de-verreux-poulsard-2023","title":"Chateau De Verreux, Arbois Poulsard, 2023","description":"Arbois was France's first official AOC, and the idea for it came together at this château, so a bottle of Arbois Poulsard from Château de Verreux takes you about as close to the appellation's origins as you can get. Poulsard is the Jura's pale, delicate red grape. This one comes from just half a hectare of vines in the lieu-dit En Brut, planted in 1988 on gray Lias marl. The 2023 was destemmed, fermented with native yeasts and matured for 10 months in stainless steel, with no oak between you and the grape. The estate is Demeter-certified biodynamic. The team ploughs the rows, removes buds by hand to keep yields low and picks into small crates. There's a good story to tell at the table, too. Joseph Girard, the former owner who came up with the AOC in 1936, died in 1955 with no heirs. The château then sat in joint ownership for fifty years and fell into ruin before the current owners bought it and started restoring it. At 12% alcohol with fine tannins, this is a red you can keep pouring all evening.","brand":"De Maison East [DME]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46468069097529,"sku":"NYC-W-DME-`CVR-PO23`-090826-18","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Chateau-De-Verreux-Arbois-Poulsard-2023-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1788986374"},{"product_id":"chateau-de-verreux-pinot-noir-2023","title":"Chateau De Verreux, Arbois Pinot Noir, 2023","description":"If the Jura's pale, delicate reds usually leave you wanting a bit more grip, this is the Château de Verreux bottle to reach for. Their Pinot Noir has real tannic backbone. It comes from 0.8 hectares of vines in the lieu-dit En Brut, planted in 1999. For the 2023 the team went for a long five-week maceration but kept the extraction gentle, fermenting in stainless steel with native yeasts and 20% whole clusters. The wine then spent 10 months in 225- and 400-liter oak barrels. The house farms 9 hectares in Arbois under Demeter biodynamic certification. It also comes with good history: former owner Joseph Girard came up with the idea for the Arbois AOC here, and in 1936 Arbois became France's first official appellation. Girard went to the École Polytechnique and worked as a railway director, insurance executive and banker, but his funeral notice simply read \"Winemaker in Arbois.\"","brand":"De Maison East [DME]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46468069130297,"sku":"NYC-W-DME-`CVR-PN23`-090826-19","price":81.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Chateau-De-Verreux-Arbois-Pinot-Noir-2023-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1788986376"}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/chateau-de-verreux.oembed","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}