Family estate created in 1973 on 10.3 hectares at Les Arsures and Montigny-les-Arsures, on soils that suit Trousseau and Ploussard, vinified variety by variety and parcel by parcel.
Tip: Certified Haute Valeur Environnementale since 2013 and converting to organics from the 2019 harvest onward.
Address: 4 rue de la Mirode, 39600 Les Arsures, France, Jura
Twenty hectares split between 15 in AOC Arbois at Montigny-les-Arsures and Arbois and 5 in Cotes du Jura on the En Chamoz slope above Salins-les-Bains.
Tasting: Cellier de Genne at the old abbey in Montigny-les-Arsures; French, German and English spoken.
Tip: The cellar occupies a former abbey building, which is worth the detour on its own.
Arbois estate created in 2012 by Guillaume d'Angerville of Domaine Marquis d'Angerville in Volnay, farming the five Jura grapes as a proprietaire recoltant.
Tasting: Estate at Quartier Saint-Laurent, Montigny-les-Arsures; contact the domaine to arrange a visit.
Tip: A Burgundian reading of Arbois: expect topped-up whites alongside the traditional sous voile bottlings.
Cooperative founded in 1909 that now groups 35 growers around Pupillin, the village that calls itself the world capital of Ploussard, the local name for Poulsard.
Tasting: Caveau in the village open all year, weekdays and weekends; the Plouss'Bar runs through the summer season.
Tip: Certified Terra Vitis. Open at weekends, which many Pupillin growers are not.
Pupillin family domaine run by Anne-Laure and Damien Petit, covering the full Arbois Pupillin range from Ploussard to vin jaune, vin de paille, Macvin and Cremant.
Tasting: Caveau open Monday to Friday 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm, weekends 9am to 12pm and 2.30pm to 6pm; cellar visits by appointment, with a museum of old winemaking tools.
Tip: Distinct from Jean-Michel Petit at Domaine de la Renardiere, two streets away in the same village.
Seven-hectare Pupillin estate started in 1990 by Jean-Michel Petit, built on parcel cuvees and all-barrel ageing, with the village red marls driving the Ploussard.
Tasting: Caveau open daily except Sunday, telephone ahead; groups up to 30, 5 euros for a six-wine tasting.
Tip: Organic since 2010 and certified in 2012, biodynamic in practice but not certified. Not connected to Domaine Desire Petit.
Chateau-Chalon house founded in 1850, working 11 hectares: 8 of Chardonnay in Cotes du Jura and 3 of Savagnin for vin jaune, all raised under voile in 16th-century cellars.
Tasting: Tasting and retail sales Monday to Saturday, 9am to 12pm and 2.30pm to 6pm, by appointment; closed Sunday.
Tip: No website and no walk-ins. Telephone ahead, and expect three cuvees rather than a long list.
