Macvin du Jura 2018 Sous Le Vegetal This is pressed on a

This is pressed on a basket press from the 1920s and fermented in sixty-year-old oak

framed by finely poised tannins and a distinctive mineral freshness drawn from the granite soils

and the wine leans that way: lifted

A small glass goes a long way

Forge is an oenologist of some twenty years who keeps a wine bar in Angers besides

Macvin du Jura 2018 Sous Le Vegetal This is pressed on aMacvin du Jura is the region's old trick. Grape must is stopped in its tracks with marc, the spirit distilled from pressed skins, so the wine never ferments dry and keeps its sugar intact. Jean Michel and Laurence Petit make theirs at Domaine de la Renardire in Pupillin, where they have farmed organically since 2010 across seven and a half hectares. It is sweet and warming, with dried apricot, honey and a nutty edge that comes from the spirit, and the