Champ Divin, Rose Extra Brut Cremant du Jura 2020

Vinous Reverie Notes
Fabrice and Valerie Closset-Gaziaux are the two intellectual powerhouses behind Champ Divin. An agronomist and an earth scientist, they spent much of their former professional life working to develop sustainable farming practices in Africa, and then helping growers in the Loire develop organic and naturally balanced vineyards for 8 years. In 2008, charmed by the region and its incredible wines, they decided to procure vineyards in what is considered the Jura’s “premier plateau”, South-Revermont. First and foremost they farm biodynamically with the goal of producing the most pristine fruit possible. The new cellar was built in 2009, soon after acquiring the vineyards, and is clean, tidy and purpose built ensuring wine that is free of faults without having to resort to additive or preservative except for a tiny bit of sulfur that is added before bottling. Stainless steel vats are housed in the fermentation room and each wine has its own maturation space. This is key to ensuring a seamless purity and transparency in all of their cuvees. Because so much thought and care go into their production their wines are a window into the terroir that they were grown on. Richly fruited, focused, technical and precise with loads of Jurassic acid backbone that support all of their complex flavors.