Description
Les Chassagnes 2020 MAGNUM is a natural wine crafted by , in the Jura region in . This white wine is made with grapes, and is named after the plot Les Chassagnes, one of the Bornards very best and which was planted facing east in 1990 in Pupillin, just above Arbois.
Harvested on September 9th and 10th, the grapes see whole-cluster pressing. Fermentation then begins in tanks, before being transferring to 2400-liter casks. Aged with topping up on its lees, as a Ouillè wine. It is then blended with 20% Chassagnes 2019 and aged in bottle for at least 18 months before release.
TONY BORNARD DOCUMENTARY
One of our first documentaries many years ago was with Tony Bornard, at a time when he had just build his new winery in Pupillin, and literally in the process of moving barrels in from the old cellar of Philippe Bornard into the new place up the road. This process of change was an important period for Tony Bornard and he opens up about this and the emotional aspects related to it.
