2022 Arbois Blanc - Les Bodines

Fabrice Dodane produces fantastic wines from his own vineyards in Arbois under the name Domaine de Saint Pierre. The wines labeled Fabrice Dodane are négociant wines made from purchased grapes, which has been a necessity for Fabrice after a few disastrous vintages in 2018 and 2019, where he lost up to 90% of the harvest due to frost and hail.

The principles of his négociant wines are the same as for his domain wines: Spontaneous fermentation, no filtration or fining and zero added sulphur. The grapes come from areas outside Arbois – mainly Côtes du Jura and Burgundy – and you really get your money’s worth. The style is often a bit more straightforward than the wines from his own vineyards, but with the same freshness and precision that characterizes his domaine wines.