{"title":"Mountain Wines","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe mountains make demanding winemakers. Short growing seasons, unpredictable harvests, thin soils on steep ground — none of it is easy, and the wines that come out of it tend to carry that character. Something taut, something mineral, a kind of energy that flatter land rarely produces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis selection draws from two ranges of the French Alps. From the Jura plateau, Domaine de la Renardière and Domaine Ratte work the same limestone ridge from different angles — Renardière with whites of uncommon precision, Ratte with reds that are light-footed and alive. From the Bugey foothills at the edge of Savoie, Grégoire Perron of La Combe aux Rêves tends over twenty parcels across the Jura massif, fermenting in barrels, amphora, and buried qvevri, making wines that feel like the landscape they come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThese are not wines built for comfort. They are built for the table, for curiosity, and for the kind of drinking that stays with you.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"domaine-de-la-renardiere-savagnin-2018","title":"Savagnin","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDeep lemon in the glass. Nose is not jumping out of the glass, but has all the elements of Savagnin nonetheless - roasted almonds\/walnuts, sea salt, dried apricot, some dried meadow flowers, bit of bruised apple. Lovely in the mouth, still very much alive and expressive. Acidity is moderate and superbly balanced with the alcohol. Long, saline finish. Textbook, historical stuff. Get your Comte out, grab a few friends, go for a picnic and enjoy life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de la Renardière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39563821580377,"sku":"delarenardiere-savagninarboispupillinblanc-n.v.-14.5%-750ml","price":89.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/Savagnin_14.5_2020_-1.jpg?v=1702366723"},{"product_id":"domaine-de-la-renardiere-macvin-du-jura","title":"Macvin du Jura 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis wine is a journey. The nose is wild, almost grappa-like, throwing out a fiery mix of sharp, heady aromas that might transport you back to questionable high school parties with equally questionable life choices. But don’t let that scare you off. Because then, the palate takes a hard left turn into pure nostalgia. Think Christmas panettone: rich, speckled with raisins, bright citrus peel, allspice, and almonds. It’s warm, layered, and utterly distinctive, showing the hand of a Jura master who knows how to balance the bizarre with the beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de la Renardière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40450317123673,"sku":"domainedelarenardiere-macvindujuraarboispupillinfortified-2018-13%-750ml","price":85.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/Macvin_18_-1.jpg?v=1702366758"},{"product_id":"les-corvees-2022","title":"Les Corvées 2022","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCandy apple hues draw you in immediately, setting the tone for a wine that embodies Trousseau’s unmistakable identity. Aromas leap from the glass - rosehip tea, tart sour cherries, and a hint of leafy earthiness that feels deeply rooted in its Jura origins. There’s a vibrancy here that’s electric, underscored by a taut texture that grips the palate with precision. This vintage leans into its extraction, giving the wine a touch more weight without sacrificing its purity or finesse. The result is a wine with layered complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Domaine Ratte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40747697635417,"sku":"domaineratte-arboistrousseau-2022-13.5%-750ml","price":85.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/Trousseau_13.5_2022_-1.jpg?v=1702366306"},{"product_id":"laristocratte","title":"L'Aristocratte N.V","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Jura has its own fortified wine, Macvin du Jura, which has been made in these hills since the fourteenth century. The method is simple: arrest freshly pressed grape must with a local eau-de-vie before fermentation takes hold, then age the result in oak until it becomes something rich, sweet, and entirely its own. Domaine Ratte follows exactly that process with L'Aristocratte, blending Chardonnay and Savagnin must with fine and marc before ageing in oak for a minimum of twelve months. The technical difference of using both fine and marc disqualifies it from the Macvin AOC. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn every other sense, this is the real thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOn the nose it opens with honey, warm spice, and a thread of caramel that gives way to something drier and more mineral underneath. The palate is rich but not heavy — Michel-Henri's biodynamic farming gives the grapes an acidity that stops it from becoming too sweet. Serve cold before a meal, or alongside a walnut tart at the end of one. Either way, don't rush it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Domaine Ratte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41715788808281,"sku":"domaineratte-laristocrattevindeliquer-nv-16.5%-700ml","price":80.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/Laristoc_17_700ml_2021_-1.jpg?v=1719637704"},{"product_id":"vins-pied-sous-terre-2022","title":"Vins pied sous terre 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe name says it all -  feet in the earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Grégoire’s qvevri wine: four varieties of alpine grapes destemmed and left to macerate for seven months inside Georgian terracotta amphora buried in the cellar floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoulsard carries the lead, soft and mineral while Gamay adds freshness and Mondeuse and Pinot Noir lend structure and depth. The result is earthy and saline, with a core of dark red fruit that builds slowly rather than announces itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive it some air after opening, it’s the type of wine that rewards patience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Combe Aux Reves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41961380479065,"sku":"lacombeauxreves-vinpiedssousterre-2022-13.2%-750ml","price":75.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/VinPiedsSousTerre_2022_13.2_-1.jpg?v=1767922468"},{"product_id":"macabeuh-2022","title":"Macabeuh 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eMacabeu is not a grape you often find in the mountain foothills of Bugey — it belongs further south, to Catalonia and the Languedoc, where the sun is stronger and the harvest richer. In years when the alpine season doesn’t give Grégoire what he needs, he looks beyond his own parcels, sourcing from trusted organic growers whose fruit he can work with honestly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacabeuh is one such wine: ten days of skin contact, twelve months in concrete, then bottled without addition. The result is an elegant skin contact with notes stone fruit and a thread of honey on the nose, a dry mineral edge underneath. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Combe Aux Reves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41961380544601,"sku":"lacombeauxreves-macabeuhvinblanc-2022-14.5%-750ml","price":75.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/Macabeuh_14.5_2022_1.jpg?v=1776782892"},{"product_id":"pinot-noir-2023","title":"Pinot Noir 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePinot from one of Jura’s greatest names, delivering yet another masterpiece. Moderate ruby in the glass, giving nothing away too soon. On the nose, it’s all about vibrancy and layered complexity: wild strawberries, red cherries, subtle spice, and a faint herbal edge that keeps it grounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMedium-bodied with a silky texture that seems to glide across the tongue. Fresh acidity lifts the fruit, while fine-grained tannins provide structure without overpowering. Every detail feels deliberate. A wine that will make you go “wow”!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Ratte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41961381331033,"sku":"domaineratte-arboispinotnoir-2023-13.5%-750ml","price":85.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/ARBOISPINOTNOIR_13.5_2023_-1.jpg?v=1768097744"},{"product_id":"terre-merre-2023","title":"Terremere 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTerremere or mother earth is Grégoire's white field blend, drawn from his own vines in Journans: four alpine varieties, each bringing something different. Chardonnay and Aligoté give freshness and body; Savagnin adds tension and a faint waxy character; Jacquère, the mountain grape of Savoie lifts everything with a saline, crackling acidity that is entirely its own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirect pressed, fermented naturally, aged in large stoneware vessels that keep the wine bright and precise. No additions, unfined, unfiltered. Picture a white that lands somewhere between a Jura white and an alpine spring - chalky, taut, alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Combe Aux Reves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42966931865689,"sku":"lacombeauxreves-terremerevinblanc-2023-12%-750ml","price":68.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/Terremere_12_2023_-1.jpg?v=1769418843"},{"product_id":"deuzmons-de-minuit-2023","title":"Deuzmons de Minuit 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMondeuse is a mountain grape which is tannic, dark, and built for cold altitude but in Grégoire's hands it becomes something altogether more lithe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fruit for Deuzmons de Minuit comes from a single site in the Combe de Savoie, grown organically on limestone and white marl around the village of Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarvested by hand, macerated slowly, then aged in old demi-muids that ask nothing of the wine. No additions, nothing removed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat you get is Mondeuse stripped of theatre: dark cherry, mountain herbs, a spine of mineral grip, and a long, quiet finish. Drink it slightly cool, ideally with food that has some weight to it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Combe Aux Reves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42966931898457,"sku":"lacombeauxreves-deuzmonsdeminuitvinrouge-2023-10%-750ml","price":65.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/Deuzmonsdeminuit_10_2023_-1.jpg?v=1769418786"},{"product_id":"cuvee-1983-2023","title":"Cuvée 1983 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePloussard, also known as Poulsard is Pupillin's grape. Thin-skinned, pale in the glass, deceptively light until you start paying attention. The vines here date to 1983, old enough to draw deeply from Pupillin's complex subsoils, and Jean-Michel ages the wine in large foudre to keep it honest and unforced. The result is everything good Ploussard should be: lifted red fruit, a fine saline edge, and a persistence that surprises you. Jean-Michel considers this the one to lay down for some years in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de la Renardière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42966931996761,"sku":"domainedelarenardiere-arboispupillincuvee1983ploussard-2023-13%-750ml","price":85.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/1983Ploussard_13_2023_-1.jpg?v=1769921402"},{"product_id":"vianderies-2022","title":"Vianderies 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLes Vianderies is considered one of Pupillin's finest Chardonnay terroirs: gravel over ancient marl, a combination that gives the wine both weight and a particular mineral brightness. Jean-Michel ages it in demi-muids, letting it settle into itself slowly. When young it can close in, showing a buttery, slightly reductive character that asks for patience. Give it air and it opens into something broader and quietly profound. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de la Renardière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42966932095065,"sku":"domainedelarenardiere-lesvianderiesarboispupillin-2023-13%-750ml","price":85.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/LesVianderies_13_2022_-1.jpg?v=1770367725"},{"product_id":"cuvee-1966-2023","title":"Cuvée 1966 2023","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relative group\/copy bg-bg-000\/50 border-0.5 border-border-400 rounded-lg focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent-100\" aria-label=\"Code\" role=\"group\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto\"\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"code-block__code !my-0 !rounded-lg !text-sm !leading-relaxed p-3.5\"\u003e\u003ccode\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/pre\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe vines that produce this wine were planted in 1966 by Jean-Michel's father the same vines he once sold to the cooperative, not knowing what they could become. Now it's Jean-Michel's son Léo who tends and vinifies them, making this, quietly, a wine with three generations of Petit in the glass. Old-vine Chardonnay from Pupillin's limestone-rich soils, aged in wood. It's rich and precise in equal measure. A creamy depth held in check by real mineral tension. The kind of wine that needs nothing from you except a good glass and some time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de la Renardière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42966932127833,"sku":"domainedelarenardiere-cuvee1966chardonnayarboispupillin-2023-13%-750ml","price":85.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/1966Chardonnay_13_2023_-1.jpg?v=1769418325"},{"product_id":"cuvee-1966-magnum-2022","title":"Cuvée 1966 Magnum 2022","description":"","brand":"Domaine de la Renardière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42966932160601,"sku":"domainedelarenardiere-cuvee1966chardonnayarboispupillin-2022-13%-1500ml","price":170.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/1966Chardonnay_13_2022_1500ml-1.jpg?v=1769418277"},{"product_id":"renardiere-pinot-noir-2023","title":"Pinot Noir 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePinot Noir in the Jura is not Burgundy, and Jean-Michel doesn't try to make it so. Where Burgundy tends toward richness and structure, this is leaner and more direct. The limestone soils of Pupillin giving it a saline, almost chalky character that keeps it cool and focused. Aged in wood of varying sizes, never forced. It drinks young with pleasure but rewards a year or two in the cellar. A good companion for the table rather than the occasion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de la Renardière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42966935273561,"sku":"domainedelarenardiere-arboispupillinpinotnoir-2023-13%-750ml","price":85.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/PinotNoir_13_2023_-1.jpg?v=1769418223"},{"product_id":"vin-jaune-2016","title":"Vin Jaune 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVin Jaune is Jura's most singular wine, and the 2016 from Jean-Michel is a case for why it exists. Savagnin aged for a minimum of six years under a veil of yeast, neither topped up nor touched until it develops the deep, oxidative character that no other wine in the world quite replicates: roasted almonds, dried citrus, warm spice, and a finish that stays with you for minutes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt comes in a 620ml clavelin bottle, the traditional format, and once opened Jean-Michel says it will keep for six months. We believe him, but suspect most people won't need to test that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de la Renardière","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42966935306329,"sku":"domainedelarenardiere-pupillinvinjaunearboispupillin-2016-15%-620ml","price":125.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/5985\/3145\/files\/Jaune_15_2016_-1.jpg?v=1769418160"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.racinewinesco.com\/collections\/mountain-wines.oembed","provider":"Racine Wines Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}