NICOLAS JACOB
Gamay 2024
Jura, France
Much like the Jura’s native varieties, Gamay is a grape light in colour and low in tannins, and so it comes as no surprise that Nico vinifies it with a deft hand. This year’s version comes from fruit harvested with Raphaël Saint-Cyr in Bellevue in the Southern Beaujolais. The grapes fermented as whole bunches before being pressed to old barrels for a year of rest, and a classic year has produced a Beaujolais of real charm and depth, with plush fruit and pretty florals meaning a bottle will not last long.
Please note there is a limit of one bottle per customer.
Gamay
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
In seemingly no time Nicolas Jacob has announced himself as one of the Jura’s great talents.
A native of the region, Nico spent his youth working in organic gardens whilst developing an interest in wine. He then worked at the legendary Domaine Macle in Château Chalon, and later alongside Jean-François Ganevat in his vineyards and cave. These experiences provided him with a quiet confidence that belies his youth and in 2015 he purchased a single hectare in L’Étoile and began his own project.
In 2019 he acquired a further five hectares of vines spread across small parcels around the region’s south. He has a reputation as someone who works with a great attention to detail, and in the vines he works under both organic and biodynamic principles, with a focus on attaining the sort of quality, purity and concentration of fruit that is required to make truly great wine.
Nico makes his wines in the cellar underneath his home in Cesancey, and much like his mentors, he is proving himself to be a deft hand and a master of élevage. To taste from the barrel here over several hours gives a fascinating insight into a fastidious nature, whereby he seeks to understand his terroirs by fermenting and following each small parcel individually, only deciding on the final blend when the wine has garnered a rare level of clarity, focus and detail.
These are amongst the most achingly accomplished and complete wines we have found in the Jura and we are very proud to share them with you.