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Domaine Pierre Overnoy wines: buy at the best price

The “legendary” Pierre Overnoy took over the family estate in 1968; Domaine Pierre Overnoy is based in the small village of Pupillin, 3 km south of Arbois in the Jura. Pierre Overnoy became particularly renowned for making his wines without added sulfur from 1984 onward, becoming an icon of natural wine. He was inspired by physicist Jules Chauvet, a talented taster and father of the natural wine movement, whose meticulous approach introduced him to the winemaking practices he has followed ever since.

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Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay de macération 2022

9 in stock

Réf : 109591

Color : White

Volume : 75cl

Robert Parker WA : 92-97/100

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Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay de macération 2022

€468.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€390.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Poulsard Trousseau 2020

15 in stock

Réf : 109590

Color : Red

Volume : 75cl

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Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Poulsard Trousseau 2020

€468.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€390.00 ex-VAT

5 in stock

Réf : 110121

Color : White

Volume : 75cl

Robert Parker WA : 92-97/100

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Jura | Arbois

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay de Macération 2022

€468.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€390.00 ex-VAT

12 in stock

Réf : 110120

Color : Red

Volume : 75cl

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Jura | Arbois

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Poulsard Trousseau 2020

€468.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€390.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Vin de Liqueur Lot 091023

9 in stock

Réf : 110128

Color : White

Volume : 75cl

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Jura | Vin de Liqueur

Pierre Overnoy Vin de Liqueur Lot 091023

€240.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€200.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Vin de Liqueur Lot 26 09 2016

1 in stock

Réf : 116771

Color : White

Volume : 75cl

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Jura | Vin de Liqueur

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Vin de Liqueur Lot 26 09 2016

€240.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€200.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin 2002 blanc

1 in stock

Réf : 122384

Color : White

Volume : 75cl

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Jura | Arbois Pupillin

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin 2002 blanc

€720.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€600.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay 2004 blanc

1 in stock

Réf : 122464

Color : White

Volume : 75cl

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Jura | Arbois Pupillin

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay 2004

€660.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€550.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin 2006 blanc

2 in stock

Réf : 122386

Color : White

Volume : 75cl

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Jura | Arbois Pupillin

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin 2006 blanc

€660.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€550.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin 2007 blanc

5 in stock

Réf : 122387

Color : White

Volume : 75cl

Bettane et Desseauve : 16.5/20

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Jura | Arbois Pupillin

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin 2007 blanc

€660.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€550.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Poulsard Trousseau 2020 rouge

2 in stock

Réf : 122278

Color : Red

Volume : 75cl

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Jura | Arbois Pupillin

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Poulsard Trousseau 2020

€468.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€390.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin 2004 blanc

2 in stock

Réf : 122385

Color : White

Volume : 75cl

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Jura | Arbois Pupillin

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin 2004 blanc

€660.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€550.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Vieux Savagnin Ouillé 1998 50cl

Last one !

1 in stock

Réf : 122388

Color : White

Volume : 50cl

Info : Slightly damaged wax caps

Revue du Vin de France : 19/20

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Jura | Arbois Pupillin

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Vieux Savagnin Ouillé 1998 50cl

€900.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€750.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Vin Jaune 1983 62cl

2 in stock

Réf : 122390

Color : White

Volume : 62cl

Info : Slightly damaged wax caps

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Jura | Arbois Pupillin

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Vin Jaune 1983 62cl

€1,560.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€1,300.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Vin Jaune 1988 62cl

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1 in stock

Réf : 122391

Color : White

Volume : 62cl

Info : Slightly damaged wax caps

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Jura | Arbois Pupillin

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Vin Jaune 1988 62cl

€1,560.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€1,300.00 ex-VAT

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Poulsard 2023

0 in stock

Réf : 126645

Color : Red

Volume : 75cl

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Jura | Arbois

Pierre Overnoy Arbois Pupillin Poulsard 2023

€384.00 inc-VAT per bottle

€320.00 ex-VAT

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Frequently Asked Questions

Domaine Pierre Overnoy holds a unique place in the history of French natural wine. Pierre Overnoy, born in 1937, is a historic pioneer in the production of natural wine in France. As early as the 1950s, he perceived chemical herbicides as a threat to the environment, going against the prevailing trend of the time. It was the physicist Jules Chauvet — a talented taster and founding figure of the natural wine movement — who inspired him with his incisive approach and introduced him to the winemaking practices to which he has remained faithful. This singular path, built over decades of conviction and exacting standards, has made the domaine an absolute icon of natural wine, admired far beyond the borders of the Jura.

The domaine's approach rests on total coherence, from the soil to the bottle. The vines are cultivated using organic and biodynamic farming. In the cellar, the wines are aged and bottled without the addition of sulphur or any other chemical product. Fermentation is carried out with indigenous yeasts; once their work is complete, they break down through autolysis to provide the wine with the nutrients necessary for long ageing. It is this radically natural approach, without a safety net, that gives the domaine's cuvées their living character and their exceptional ageing potential.

The white wines of Domaine Overnoy-Houillon stand out for their extraordinary depth and longevity. They undergo very long barrel aging, sometimes for up to nine years with topping up, giving the wines a smooth texture and a majestic oxidative character. These highly aromatic white wines have a strong personality and great aging potential, qualities that clearly distinguish them in the Jura. Here, Chardonnay and Savagnin express their terroir with a precision and purity that few estates in the world can claim.

The estate is located in Pupillin, a Jura village situated a few kilometres south of Arbois. The grape varieties include savagnin, trousseau, poulsard and chardonnay, over a total surface area of approximately 6 hectares. These grape varieties, typical of the Jura, give rise to whites of great aromatic complexity and reds of remarkable finesse, all vinified according to the principles of natural wine with no chemical inputs or added sulphur.

Pierre Overnoy passed the estate on to his adopted son Emmanuel Houillon-Overnoy in 2001. Emmanuel perpetuates the expertise and sensibility that Pierre taught him since his arrival at the domaine in 1989. Discreet and perfectionist, Emmanuel Houillon now tends the vines using biodynamic farming and produces wines in perfect continuity with those of his mentor. Pierre Overnoy remains present, particularly during tastings, bearing witness to a human transmission as rare as the bottles of the domaine themselves.

The rarity of wines from Domaine Pierre Overnoy can be explained by several combined factors. The domaine's annual production is approximately 20,000 bottles only, which is extremely low given worldwide demand. Since late 2015, the wines have been setting successive auction price records, and following very difficult vintages in 2012, 2013 and 2014 due to vine diseases and adverse weather, these cuvées have become even rarer, all the more so as enthusiasts remain deeply loyal to them. Purchasing a bottle from Domaine Pierre Overnoy is today a genuine opportunity, as demand far exceeds the supply available on the market.

History of Domaine Overnoy

The story begins in the early 20th century with Louis Overnoy and his brother Guy. Passionate about vine material, they selected Chardonnay vines in Pupillin that were particularly well suited to their terroir. At the time, the family farm comprised around 15 hectares under mixed cultivation, fewer than three of them planted to vines. Born in 1937, Pierre Overnoy trained in Beaune in the late 1960s and returned skeptical of modern techniques: chemical weed control, chaptalization and routine adjustments. When he took over the estate in 1968, he gave up livestock farming to focus solely on the vines and rejected all synthetic products from the outset, long before organic became fashionable.

His meeting with Jules Chauvet, a Beaujolais researcher and wine merchant, proved decisive: in 1984, Pierre Overnoy made his first wine entirely without added sulfur, a radical step that earned him the nickname “the pope of natural wine.” In 1990, Emmanuel Houillon, a teenager from Franche-Comté, arrived at the estate as an apprentice. After seven years of alternating work and study, he became an employee, then Pierre’s spiritual son, before officially taking over the property in 2001. He runs it today, having never yielded to the temptation to expand the estate or buy grapes, despite insatiable worldwide demand and record prices.

Terroirs and Vineyards of Domaine Overnoy

All the vines are located in the commune of Pupillin, within the Arbois Pupillin appellation, regarded as the historic capital of Ploussard. The vineyard covers around 6.5 hectares: two hectares of Ploussard, two of Chardonnay, two of Savagnin and 0.3 hectares of Trousseau planted in 2013. The soils combine red and gray Triassic and Jurassic marls with clay-limestone scree, a cool, stony mix that gives the reds their transparency and the whites their instantly recognizable mineral tension. The village’s sheltered microclimate completes this hillside terroir.

Certified organic, the vineyard is farmed according to biodynamic principles without claiming biodynamic certification. No herbicides, insecticides or systemic treatments have ever been used here: only very small amounts of copper and sulfur are applied to the vines, supplemented by herbal teas and composts. The work is done by hand, sometimes with horses, and some of the vine material comes from the family’s massal selections. Yields are naturally low, and production remains tiny, at around 20,000 bottles in the best years.

Winemaking at Domaine Overnoy

The grapes are harvested entirely by hand and rigorously sorted in the vineyard and cellar. Fermentation starts solely with indigenous yeasts, in a meticulously clean cellar that makes possible something few winemakers dare attempt: no added sulfur whatsoever, from vat to bottling. The Ploussard is destemmed and then gently vinified using semi-carbonic maceration, without extraction, to preserve its pale color and fragrance. The whites are gently pressed and aged protected from air, with the vessels kept topped up, distinguishing the house Savagnin from the Jura’s traditional wines aged under a veil of yeast.

Aging is lengthy, taking place in old large oak casks, seasoned barrels and concrete eggs, with no new oak, sometimes for four years or more. The wines are neither fined nor filtered. Above all, they are released only when Pierre and Emmanuel judge them ready to drink through regular tastings: several vintages of the same cuvée may therefore go on sale years apart, with no fixed schedule. Because the labels are identical across the range, the wine can be identified only by the color of the wax sealing the bottle neck.

The cuvées of Domaine Overnoy

Arbois Pupillin Chardonnay (white wax): made from Chardonnay vines painstakingly developed through massal selection by the Overnoy family, it is aged for an extended period in large oak casks, kept topped up. The wine combines a generous palate with a rare mineral edge, offering notes of apple, candied citrus, white flowers and warm stone. An even more concentrated, longer-aged version is released occasionally for the most patient enthusiasts.

Arbois Pupillin Savagnin (yellow wax): a topped-up Savagnin that runs counter to the Jura’s oxidative tradition, aged for around four years in large oak casks. It reveals restrained power, with aromas of candied lemon, mild curry, fresh hazelnut and honey, carried by vibrant acidity. A white wine with exceptional aging potential, capable of lasting several decades.

Topped-Up Savagnin in 50 cl (yellow wax): recognizable by its small bottle, this is the cellar’s rare gem, the deepest and most concentrated expression of the house Savagnin. Aged even longer, it offers impressive density and persistence, with a saline thread that seems never to fade.

Chardonnay Savagnin (green wax): the estate’s legendary blend, made with roughly equal parts of each grape, bottled in 50 cl format and released only very occasionally. Chardonnay brings body and precision; Savagnin brings structure and length. One of the Jura’s most sought-after bottles, it is almost impossible to find.

Arbois Pupillin Ploussard (red wax): the estate’s signature cuvée, 100% Ploussard from the grape’s historic heartland. The grapes are destemmed by hand, then undergo semi-carbonic maceration in large oak casks or concrete eggs, followed by aging that often extends to three or four years. Translucent in color, with aromas of redcurrant, faded rose and spice, it has an airy, saline palate and is remarkably easy to drink. A cult red, best served slightly chilled.

Ploussard Trousseau (purple wax): first made in 2018, when the young Trousseau vines planted in 2013 began producing, this blend marries Ploussard’s airy finesse with Trousseau’s spicy backbone. Denser and more structured than Ploussard alone, it retains the freshness and drinkability that are the house’s hallmark.

Skin-Contact Chardonnay (gray wax): an experimental, seldom-seen cuvée made by macerating Chardonnay on its skins. A more tannic texture, with aromas of herbal infusions, zest and dried herbs: a distinctive skin-contact white wine produced in minute quantities and reserved for collectors.

Vin Jaune: made only in vintages that merit it, this Savagnin is aged under a veil of yeast for more than six years in the cellars of Pupillin, then bottled in a 62 cl clavelin. Powerful and complex, with pronounced notes of green walnut, curry and spice, it ranks among the Jura’s most sought-after and expensive vins jaunes.

Vin de Liqueur: the house’s sweet specialty, made from Chardonnay and Savagnin grape must fortified with Jura marc, in the spirit of traditional Macvin. Rich in sugar yet still lively, with notes of candied grapes, dried fruit, walnut and spice, it is enjoyed chilled as an aperitif, with blue cheese or with a dried-fruit pastry.