Structure

Bodymedium

Tanninmedium

Acidityhigh

Sweetnessdry

Finishmedium

Oaknone or neutral

Drinking window

Best 1 to 8 years from vintage.

vintage1 yrs8 yrs10 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.

In the glass

Medium-bodiedMedium tanninHigh acidityDryMedium finish

Aroma: wild berry

Palate: leather, spice, blackcurrant, sloe, redcurrant

Trousseau destemmed and given a year in foudre. Clavelin calls the robe bright limpid garnet, the nose intense, fruity and wild, and the palate leather and spice, balanced and round, with blackcurrant, sloe and redcurrant on the finish.

What it pairs with

Charcuterie starters
The domaine's own first pairing for this wine.
Game in sauce
Clavelin names gibier en sauce; the leather and spice register carries it.
Poultry
Listed on the producer's serving card at 14 to 16 degrees.
Cheese board
Named by the domaine; the acidity resets the palate between cheeses.

Facts

Producer: Domaine Hubert Clavelin et Fils · visiting guide
Grapes: Trousseau (100%)
Classification: Cotes du Jura AOC
Oak: Destemmed, fermented in stainless steel, then twelve months in oak foudres
Price: EUR 11.60 at the domaine online shop
Drinking window: 1-8 from vintage

Clavelin Cotes du Jura Trousseau