A miniscule parcel of just over half a hectare provides the fruit for what we think is Alexandre’s most consistently fascinating wine. Uncompromising acidity gives way to rich citrus fruits as this opens up to reveal layer-upon-layer of detail.
Alexandre Jouveaux produces a tiny 6000 bottles a year of some of southern Burgundy’s most memorable wines. Despite being at the heart of the Maçon appellation, this former fashion photographer chooses to take his wines out of that bureaucratic system and label them all as ‘Vin de Table’ which gives some clue as to his stylistic bent - one that always produces thrillingly alive wines that are built to age.
A miniscule parcel of just over half a hectare provides the fruit for what we think is Alexandre’s most consistently fascinating wine. Uncompromising acidity gives way to rich citrus fruits as this opens up to reveal layer-upon-layer of detail.
Alexandre Jouveaux produces a tiny 6000 bottles a year of some of southern Burgundy’s most memorable wines. Despite being at the heart of the Maçon appellation, this former fashion photographer chooses to take his wines out of that bureaucratic system and label them all as ‘Vin de Table’ which gives some clue as to his stylistic bent - one that always produces thrillingly alive wines that are built to age.
