France

Amélie Guillot relocated from her native Burgundy to the Jura in 1995 after completing an oenology diploma, where she purchased 2ha of 40-year-old vines surrounded by wooded hillsides and apple trees.She farms by hand using biodynamic principles, and from her micro-winery – a ramshackle ruin in the isolated village of Molamboz – Amélie crafts a thrilling roster of classically-styled Jura specialities. After slow pressing and fermentation using indigenous yeasts, her wines undergo extended ageing in old barrels.Aged sous voile for four years, her Savagnin Vieilles Vignes is intensely mineral with subtle cumin and fenugreek notes. In the best vintages, she selects the best barrels of Savagnin and ages them for more than six years to make Vin Jaune. Red berry and floral perfumes are the hallmarks of the domaine's reds made from Trousseau and Poulsard.Though Amélie has a devoted following among Jura locals, Domaine Guillot remains firmly under-the-radar, and her wines offer affordability in a region that has never been so popular.

Amélie Guillot

Wines

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