Domaine du Pelican (d'Angerville), Savagnin Grand Curoulet, 2024 SO121425 and a little wild around

and a little wild around the edges

slate minerality

or simply a sunny afternoon with great company

Grapes are sun-dried before fermentation to naturally increase body and concentration

and Ceritas turns its Chardonnay into a wine of remarkable purity and precision

Domaine du Pelican (d'Angerville), Savagnin Grand Curoulet, 2024 SO121425 and a little wild aroundIf Vin Jaune shows the Jura's wild, oxidative side, this is the opposite: Savagnin made fresh, precise and topped up, the way d'Angerville makes Chardonnay in Volnay. 'Grand Curoulet' comes from a single north facing lieu dit above Arbois reputedly where the very first vines of the region were planted and it's aged in neutral 500 liter oak with no oxidative handling at all. About a third of the fruit sees a single night on the skins, adding subtle