Château-Chalon
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils over grey marls of the Lower Jurassic, enriched with calcareous scree derived from the Middle Jurassic escarpment
- South to south-west-facing slopes between 250 and 400 m elevation, sheltered from cold northerly winds by the overhanging cliffs
- Cool oceanic climate with continental influences: mean annual temperature 10.5 °C, warm and humid summers, rainfall exceeding 1,000 mm/year
- Vineyard situated at the mouth of the reculée de Baume-les-Messieurs, in the Revermont, on the western edge of the Jura massif (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Appellation limited to 4 communes in the Jura — Château-Chalon, Domblans, Ménetru-le-Vignoble, Nevy-sur-Seille — totalling 52 ha claimed in 2023
Product characteristics
- Golden-yellow appearance; nose of walnut, very ripe apple, candied fruit, and spices (curry, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg)
- An extreme vin de garde: capable of ageing 50 to 100 years in bottle while retaining and amplifying its qualities
Terroir / wine link
- Steep marl slopes (up to 45%): natural drainage combined with stony scree ensuring soil warming and optimising the ripening of savagnin B
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.