Les Bottes Rouges, Arbois Leon, 2022 SHEMISCOUNT Third-generation winemaker Stéphane Cherrier achieved

Third-generation winemaker Stéphane Cherrier achieved organic certification starting with 2023

Corton-Bressandes is the most elegant

but the Horseshoe Syrah shows the estate's Northern Rhone side

then aged for years in oak

but the acidity is so high it practically vanishes

Les Bottes Rouges, Arbois Leon, 2022 SHEMISCOUNT Third-generation winemaker Stéphane Cherrier achievedLes Bottes Rouges is the Jura domaine of Jean Baptiste Menigoz, a former teacher who spent a decade obsessed with the vines before going all in, training under Jura master Stephane Tissot along the way. He farms organically with biodynamic touches and makes characterful, low intervention wines. "Leon" is his Arbois Chardonnay, a fresh, mineral white made in the topped up (ouille) style. Expect bright orchard fruit, lively acidity and a stony, saline