ClassificationAOC Arbois
VarietalsChardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot Noir
OwnerGuillaume d'Angerville
BiodynamicBiodyvin Certified
OrganicORGANIC CERTIFIED
NeighbourhoodMontigny-les-Arsures

Tip: Three of the four Biodyvin estates in France's Jura section sit within a few kilometres of Arbois, so a biodynamic day here needs almost no driving.

Location

Address: Quartier Saint-Laurent, 39600 Montigny-les-Arsures, France, Jura

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Domaine Andre et Mireille Tissot ★ 4.8

Biodyvin CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDArbois AOC

Benedicte and Stephane Tissot work 35 hectares from Montigny-les-Arsures with a shop on the main square in Arbois. Biodyvin carries the estate as Domaine Tissot, Montigny les Arsures.

Tip: The estate publishes technical sheets for its cuvees, which is rarer in the Jura than it should be and makes it the easiest place to check what a parcel wine is actually made of.

Domaine Ratte ★ 4.5

Demeter CertifiedORGANIC CERTIFIEDArbois AOC

Michel-Henri and Francoise Ratte farm nine hectares at Arbois and describe their wines as made en bio et biodynamie, across Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau and Pinot Noir.

Tip: The estate calls Savagnin by its other local name, Nature, on its own grape pages. Useful to know when you are reading a Jura label that does not say Savagnin anywhere.

Domaine Benoit Badoz ★ 4.5

ORGANIC CERTIFIEDPoligny

A Poligny family making wine since 1659, with most of the current list labelled BIO: the Tradition, the Cuvee Arrogance, the Savagnin Type, the Trousseau Marnes Rouges and the Macvin all carry it.

Tip: The organic range spans 15.50 to 35.90 euros, so this is the cheapest single place in the vineyard to taste a certified organic Jura line from Chardonnay through to vin de paille.

Domaine Grand ★ 4.6

Biodynamic PracticingORGANIC CERTIFIEDCotes du Jura AOC

Nathalie and Emmanuel Grand at Passenans state that all their wines come from organic agriculture and show the AB and Eurofeuille marks, across Cremant, ouille whites, sous voile whites, vin jaune and Chateau-Chalon.

Tip: Cellar visits are by appointment on 03 84 85 28 88. Passenans is between Poligny and the Haute-Seille, so book it as the pivot of a day that ends at Voiteur.

Domaine Daniel Dugois ★ 4.5

ORGANIC PRACTICINGArbois AOC

Philippe and Melanie Dugois farm 10.3 hectares at Les Arsures with Haute Valeur Environnementale certification since 2013, and the estate gives the 2019 vintage as its first harvest in conversion to organic.

Tip: Open Monday to Friday 10h to 12h and 14h to 18h, Saturday by appointment, closed Sundays and public holidays. Trousseau is the reason to come.

Domaine Credoz ★ 4.4

Chateau-Chalon AOC

Jean-Claude, Annie and Valentin Credoz work nine hectares from the cliff village. The estate describes itself as en conversion bio, so the certified label is not there yet and the bottles say so.

Tip: Conversion takes three years in France, so ask at the cellar which cuvees are already through it. The Cotes du Jura Blanc Vieilles Vignes is already labelled BIO on the estate's own list.

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