DOMAINE DANIEL DUGOIS ARBOIS SAVAGNIN Founded by Daniel Dugois in 1973 in his native village of Les “AURÉOLINE” Arsures, Domaine Daniel Dugois began with just 2ha of vines. After nine years of selling his fruit locally, Daniel produced his first vintage (1982) to great acclaim, winning the Gold Medal for his Chardonnay at the Jura Wine Contest. Varietal/Blend: Savagnin Farming Practices: sustainable with selective spraying and 33% In 2003, the current winemaker, Philippe, returned home to Jura ground cover and joined his parents Daniel and Monique in the vineyard, Soil: red, gritty clay over Triassic red marl producing his first vintage in the same year. Harvest Technique: handpicked Year Vines Were Planted: 1960’s Located in the ‘golden triangle’ of Jura, at the heart of Arbois, Yeast: fermentation starts with ambient yeast Salins-les-Bains and Poligny, the vineyards of Dugois are home Fermentation: pneumatic pressing / settles for 20 hours / to soils of clay, gravel and marl. Here, the family practices lutte fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel at 18°C raisonnée in the vineyard, having been awarded the HVE “High Malolactic: natural ML with native flora Environmental Value” certification by the Ministry of Agriculture Maturation: n/a for their efforts in maintaining biodiversity and for their eco- Alcohol: 13% friendly practices. All fruit is hand-harvested, and in the cellar, Fined: no clusters are de-stemmed and lightly crushed before undergoing Filtered: cellulose filtered spontaneous fermentations. Country: France Region: Jura Sub Region: Arbois Vineyard: estate Vineyard Size: 1ha [email protected] 212-233-1504 .