Jura, Domaine l'Aigle à Deux Têtes Cotes du Jura, Derriere la Roche 2018 Bouteille (75cl)
Le Domaine de l’Aigle à Deux Têtes Derrière la Roche 2018 is a white wine from the Côtes du Jura appellation, produced in the Jura region by Domaine de l’Aigle à Deux Têtes. This cuvée is 100% Chardonnay, originating from the Melon à Queue Rouge grape variety, a selection of Chardonnay characterized by its red stem at maturity. The 2018 vintage is vinified in an ouillé ( topped-up) style, without oxidative barrel aging under flor, favoring a fresh and precise expression of Jurassic Chardonnay.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Jura
- Appellation
- Côtes du Jura
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine de l'Aigle à Deux Têtes
- Cuvée
- Derrière la Roche
- Millésime
- 2018
Domaine de l'Aigle à Deux Têtes
Created by Henri Le Roy in 2005 in Vincelles, in the southern Jura Revermont, Domaine de l’Aigle à Deux Têtes farms small plots notably in Vincelles and Grusse. Certified organic since 2016, it produces single-plot wines from Jura grape varieties, with a preference for topped-up (ouillé) vinifications and aging in Burgundian pièces.
- Owner
- Henri Le Roy de Présalé, associé majoritaire documenté en 2021 et président de la société d'exploitation
- Maître de chais
- Henri Le Roy de Présalé
- Surface (ha)
- 4.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 7000
Histoire du domaine
After scientific studies and a career in large corporations, Henri Le Roy realized his project of becoming a winemaker in 2005 by settling in the Jura, on an ancient vineyard around Vincelles and Grusse. The first references documented by the Guide Hachette mention Henri and Sabine Le Roy as well as cuvées such as En Griffez and Derrière la Roche. The estate subsequently developed a single-plot range including notably Les Clous, Derrière la Roche, and Vernambaud, crafted from Chardonnay, Savagnin, Poulsard, Trousseau, and Pinot Noir. Vineyard management, committed from the start to reducing inputs and avoiding chemical weeding, achieved organic certification in 2016. The estate's name refers to the Habsburg double-headed eagle, a historical reminder of the period when Franche-Comté belonged to the House of Austria. In 2021, Henri Le Roy de Présalé was documented as the majority partner and president of SAS Aigle à Deux Têtes; corporate registers still list him as president.
Derrière la Roche
Derrière la Roche is a single-plot white wine marketed under the AOC Côtes du Jura by Domaine de l'Aigle à Deux Têtes. It is made from Melon à Queue Rouge, a local variety of Chardonnay. Vinification and oak aging are conducted in an ouillé ( topped-up) style, without seeking the oxidative character associated with aging under a veil of yeast.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- Name taken from the "Derrière la Roche" plot from which the wine originates.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2007
- Style of the cuvée
- Ouillé Jura white, taut and fresh, combining floral and fruity expression, minerality, and texture imparted by barrel aging, with no prominent oxidative profile.
- Position within the range
- Single-plot Chardonnay white and one of the estate's historical benchmarks.
Histoire de la cuvée
A bottling from the 2007 vintage is documented, and the wine subsequently appeared in the Guide Hachette with the 2010 vintage. More recent vintages, including 2018, confirm its sustained commercialization as a distinct wine of the estate.
