Arnaud et Malou Greiner

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The Arnaud et Malou Greiner estate is an artisanal and confidential project nestled in Liesle, a small village in the Doubs at the gateway to the Jura, near Besançon. On barely one hectare of old vines spread across micro-parcels in a woodland setting, Arnaud Greiner — also the right-hand man of Étienne Thiebaud at the domaine des Cavarodes — crafts natural wines of great purity together with his partner Malou. Certified organic by Ecocert, the estate works with the emblematic grape varieties of the Jura (Chardonnay, Savagnin, Trousseau, Poulsard, Pinot Noir, Melon à Queue Rouge), without added sulphur, fining, or filtration. 

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Arnaud Greiner La Sortie de Route 2018 blanc
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Arnaud Greiner La Sortie de Route 2018 blanc

€42.00 inc-VAT per bottle
€35.00 ex-VAT
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History of Domaine Arnaud et Malou Greiner

The history of Domaine Arnaud et Malou Greiner is that of a human-scale project, carried out by two people, in the utmost discretion. Arnaud Greiner, a passionate young winemaker, trained for several years alongside various Jura winemakers before becoming the right-hand man of Étienne Thiebaud at the Domaine des Cavarodes, an absolute reference for natural viticulture in the region. This extended experience passed on to him a taste for chiselled wines, spontaneous fermentations and work that respects all living things.

Alongside his work at Les Cavarodes, Arnaud began vinifying his own grapes on tiny plots around the village of Liesle, in the Doubs. The domaine's first commercial bottling dates from 2018. Together with his partner Malou, he gradually built up a confidential range, labelled by illustrator Cécile Mouget, which quickly became one of the most sought-after by lovers of French and international natural wines. Volumes remain minuscule (barely a few thousand bottles), making each cuvée a true rarity.

Terroirs and Vines of Domaine Arnaud et Malou Greiner

The domaine cultivates just under one hectare in total, fragmented into six micro-plots located between the Jura and the Doubs, around Liesle. All these plots share the distinctive feature of being nestled at the edge of or within the forest, sheltered from the surrounding agricultural treatments. The soils combine deep clays (up to forty centimetres thick) over a calcareous substratum, calcareous marls well suited to Savagnin, and terroirs that are typically Franche-Comtois, bringing salinity, minerality and tension to the wines.

The grape varieties form a true patchwork of Jura and ancient varietals: Chardonnay, Savagnin, Melon à Queue Rouge (a rare, long-forgotten variety with low yields and thin skin), Poulsard, Trousseau, Pinot Noir, as well as a few ancient varieties. Some vines are over eighty years old and plunge deep into the rock to extract its mineral quintessence. All vineyard work is done by hand, sometimes by horse, under certified organic farming inspired by biodynamic principles, with absolute care given to biodiversity and soil vitality.

Vinifications of Domaine Arnaud et Malou Greiner

In the cellar, Arnaud Greiner practises near-monastic vinifications, in the direct lineage of the great natural wines of the Jura. The grapes, harvested by hand, are delicately pressed (often by direct pressing for the whites) and then ferment spontaneously through the sole action of the indigenous yeasts present on the berries. No inputs are added, and above all no sulphur — neither in the vat nor at bottling.

The ageing periods are long, generally two years in old barrels or 600-litre oak foudres, sometimes extended in fibre tanks to allow the lees to settle naturally and thus avoid any fining or filtration at bottling. This discipline allows for a controlled oxidation through the porosity of the wood, giving rise to pure, vibrant, deeply saline wines endowed with a rare energy and an aromatic precision that are the hallmark of the domaine.

The cuvées of Domaine Arnaud et Malou Greiner

Sortie de Route (white): the domaine's most emblematic cuvée, crafted from Chardonnay sourced from a micro-plot of around thirty years old, planted on deep clay soils resting on a calcareous bedrock. Direct pressing, spontaneous fermentation followed by two years of ageing in 600-litre oak foudres on the lees. Bottled without fining or filtration. The wine reveals itself fresh and fragrant, with citrus notes and a mineral touch, offering a delicate, elegant and sapid palate. A Chardonnay from the Jura of great purity, to be enjoyed young.

La Sortie de Route (red): the red counterpart to the previous cuvée, crafted from the red grape varieties typical of the Jura (Pinot Noir, Trousseau, Poulsard depending on the vintage). Vinification with whole or semi-whole clusters depending on the year, spontaneous fermentation and ageing in old barrels, with no added sulphur. A glou-glou wine — fruity, easy-drinking and sincere — that perfectly reflects Arnaud Greiner's airy and precise style.

Lavenard: a 100% Savagnin cuvée from a small plot planted on calcareous marl. Vinified and aged for nearly two years in old barrels, with no added sulphur. The Savagnin, whose roots plunge very deep into the rock, yields here a wine of striking minerality, sapid and saline, with great aromatic purity. A chiselled expression of one of the Jura's emblematic grape varieties.

Les Vieilles Gallines: a white cuvée crafted from the rare Melon à Queue Rouge, an ancient variety long forgotten, grown by the Greiners on a small organic plot in calcareous marl. Manual harvest, direct pressing, spontaneous fermentation in tanks followed by two years of ageing in old barrels. The colour is golden, the nose offers notes of citrus and white flowers underpinned by a mineral nuance, the palate is lively, almost saline, with great freshness. A botanical and oenological rarity.

La Cart'Ouche: a generous and approachable red cuvée, a blend of Pinot Noir, Poulsard and Trousseau. Natural vinification, no sulphur, short ageing in old barrels. The wine presents itself clear, slightly hazy, fruity and thirst-quenching, to be drunk young and chilled. The label humorously depicts Arnaud's neighbouring winemakers as portraits, a wink to the village of Liesle.

Le Précieux: a cuvée born from the 2021 vintage marked by frost, in which Arnaud Greiner blended the grapes that would normally have made up Les Vieilles Gallines (Melon à Queue Rouge) and Lavenard (Savagnin). Produced in a minuscule quantity, this exceptional white combines aromatic depth, vivacity, perfectly balanced acidity and great freshness. A precious cuvée in more ways than one, fully worthy of its name.

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