Ruzard, 2021

Pale and silky but no pushover - wild strawberry and a peppery snap, from the Jura hamlet that made this grape's name.

A pale, translucent red from Montigny-les-Arsures, the little hamlet above Arbois where Trousseau is king. It is a single plot of old-strain Trousseau on flinty clay, made by the Aviet family, who have farmed here for centuries. Wild strawberry and raspberry with a touch of violet and forest floor. The palate is fresh and silky and finishes with a peppery snap. It comes from the tiny, frost-hit 2021 harvest, the year Lucien Aviet died.