Francois Rousset-Martin, Vigne aux Dames Savagnin, Cotes du Jura 2022

Wine Advocate 98

The last bottling of the superb 2022 Savagnin Vigne Aux Dames, which comes from yields of 2,500 kilos of grapes per hectare, matured in barrels for 46 months, almost four years. It’s a wine that took a very long to ferment two years but the slow process gives it more complexity and depth, with notes of cheese (Comte!), some mushrooms and a faint earthiness. It’s more electric despise being ripe, close to 14% alcohol, but with a pH of 3.0 after malolactic. It has a balanced palate and is fine-boned, finely textured and rich but without being heavy. It finishes with a strong salty twist. This was a bottling of 2,000 bottles from a 1,500-liter foudre. It was bottled in April 2026. [Luis Gutiérrez, 25/09/2026]

Anticipated maturity: 2027-2040

Vinous 94

The outstanding 2022 Cotes du Jura Savagnin Vigne Aux Dames is wonderfully expressive, offering fragrances of dried chamomile, ripe yellow apple, hay and crushed rock. With aeration, refreshing minty contours emerge and add further complexity, while each aromatic component remains clearly defined. Medium-bodied and driven by bracing acidity, it possesses an elegant austerity. Decanting recommended. [Nicolas Greinacher, 01/08/2026]

Anticipated maturity: 2028-2034