Domaine du Pélican Arbois Chardonnay 2023

Domaine du Pélican was established in 2012 by Guillaume d’Angerville and François Duvivier, rooted in Montigny-lès-Arsures, a hillside village just north of Arbois, long regarded as the world capital of Trousseau. The domaine began with historic parcels once tended by the Chavanes family, including the revered Grand Curoulet, and has since expanded across 15 hectares in the Arbois appellation. Today, its vineyards hold all five of the Jura’s traditional varieties: Trousseau, Poulsard, Pinot Noir, Savagnin and Chardonnay.

The domaine’s story traces back to a single bottle, Stéphane Tissot’s Chardonnay Arbois Les Bruyères 2005, which left such a mark on Guillaume that he set out to find vineyards in the Jura. His search led him to biodynamically farmed plots at Château Chavanes, untouched parcels once tended by Jean-Marc Brignot, and later to vines acquired from the legendary Jacques Puffeney upon his retirement. With Duvivier guiding the day-to-day, Domaine du Pélican has quickly become a name of weight in the Jura, bringing a Burgundian eye while staying rooted in local sensibility.