Domaine Ratte, L'Aristocratte Macvin CULT Gamay and Pinot Meunier

Gamay and Pinot Meunier

reviving the nearly forgotten Durella grape with care and conviction

making this not just complex

with an earthiness coming through if you give it a bit of time

This is Vermentino with a bit of flesh on the bones

Domaine Ratte, L'Aristocratte Macvin CULT Gamay and Pinot MeunierPlace: Jura, France Grape: Savagnin + Chardonnay Vibe: Finesse If it looks like a Macvin from the Jura, if its made like a Macvin from the Jura, if it tastes as good as a Macvin from the Jura its a Vin de Liqueur. Macvin in all but name, thanks to appellation bureaucracy. Classic in style, its all prunes and praline, with the sweetness nicely tempered by a vein of acidity. In the Jura, Macvin is drunk as an apritif Something I really wish would catch