Bruyere-Houillon Bruyere-Houillon Arbois La Croix Rouge Chardonnay 2016 Bottle (75cl)
Le Bruyere-Houillon Arbois La Croix Rouge Chardonnay 2016 is a Jura white wine produced by Domaine Adeline Houillon and Renaud Bruyère in the Arbois appellation. This cuvée comes from the La Croix Rouge lieu-dit and is made from Chardonnay. The grapes are whole-cluster pressed, followed by spontaneous fermentation and aging in old, topped-up barrels. It is bottled without fining or filtration, reflecting a low-intervention winemaking approach with no added inputs.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Jura
- Appellation
- Arbois
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Adeline Houillon et Renaud Bruyère
- Cuvée
- La Croix Rouge
- Millésime
- 2016
Domaine Adeline Houillon et Renaud Bruyère
Bruyère-Houillon is a Jura estate founded by Renaud Bruyère and Adeline Houillon in Pupillin, within the Arbois appellation. The vineyard covers five hectares spread across Arbois, Pupillin and Montigny-lès-Arsures, and is planted with varieties including Chardonnay, Savagnin, Trousseau and Ploussard. The two owners manage the vineyard and oversee the winemaking process themselves.
- Owner
- Renaud Bruyère et Adeline Houillon
- Maître de chais
- Renaud Bruyère et Adeline Houillon
- Surface (ha)
- 5.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
Renaud Bruyère and Adeline Houillon established their estate in 2011, starting with 75 ares of vineyards. Prior to setting up the estate, Adeline Houillon worked with Pierre Overnoy, whilst Renaud Bruyère trained at the Stéphane Tissot estate in Arbois. Adeline is the sister of Emmanuel Houillon, who took over the Pierre Overnoy estate. The Bruyère-Houillon estate’s first vintage dates from 2011. Renaud Bruyère left the Tissot estate in 2015 to devote himself entirely to his own estate. That same year, the couple were able to make use of a neighbouring disused cellar, which increased their ageing capacity. Through successive acquisitions of plots, the vineyard has grown to five hectares, spread across Arbois, Pupillin and Montigny-lès-Arsures. The estate cultivates its vines using non-certified organic farming methods and following biodynamic practices; Renaud Bruyère and Adeline Houillon make wine together in their cellar, without additives, fining or filtration, according to information published by their distributors.
La Croix Rouge
La Croix Rouge is a single-plot white Arbois made from Chardonnay coming from the lieu-dit of the same name. The wine is vinified as topped-up (ouillé), without seeking oxidation, in order to directly express this clay-limestone terroir.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name comes from the wine-growing lieu-dit La Croix Rouge in Arbois, from which the Chardonnay originates.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2013
- Style of the cuvée
- Topped-up (ouillé) Chardonnay in a non-oxidative style, generally characterized by freshness, ample body, and a mineral and saline expression.
- Position within the range
- Single-plot white Chardonnay among the domain's Arbois terroir expressions, with no documented official hierarchy.
Histoire de la cuvée
The first found and documented bottling is the 2013 vintage. The reference has since been marketed distinctly under the name La Croix Rouge and identified as the Chardonnay from the eponymous plot.
