The vines are planted in clay-heavy soils and the grapes are usually harvested at the end of September. Direct press into 3,000L foudre for alcoholic and malolactic fermentation before racking into smaller, 440L neutral oak barrels. More Burgundy-esque than the oxidative style Jura is known for, fine soft notes of lemon meringue, lees, rich white lilac, mineral and a little bit of greenness. Jean-Baptiste concludes that this is an incredibly age-worthy white wine.

Keeping with his experimental tendencies, Jean-Baptiste makes a wide array of wines. The overarching theme is quite simple: native yeasts, no fining or filtration, depending on the cuvée, and low- to no-suplhur. As Jean-Baptiste says, “We make the wines that we like to drink ourselves.”