Our little group made a side-trip on Sunday a couple of weeks ago to Vincelles, in the Jura, where is found the cellar of Domaine de l'Aigle a Deux Têtes (of the Eagle with Two Heads). The harvest from this micro-domaine of barely 3 hectares was reduced below the point of ridiculous when the 2013 crop was decimated in part by frost, and in part by ravenous birds. What remained, however, provided the raw material for some of the most exciting wines we tasted on our entire tour, which is saying quite a lot.
The signpost outside the tiny cellars of the Domaine
Henri Le Roy shows us vines in his vineyard Derriere la Roche. According to Henri, the site is capable of growing some of the greatest Chardonnay in the world, but is very susceptible to frost.
Henri draws a taste of his marc de Jura from an ancient cask
After spending the afternoon visiting Château Chalon, the wonderful wine museum in Arbois, and all three of Henri's vineyard sites, dinner by this talented amateur chef (Bresse Chicken with fingerling potatoes) didn't start until after 11pm, and didn't finish until 130am.
