Domaine du Pélican, based in Montigny-les-Arsures, near Arbois, Jura, was started in 2012 by Guillaume d’Angerville, of Domaine Marquis d’Angerville in Volnay, Burgundy, and François Duvivier, régisseur at Domaine Marquis d’Angerville. Domaine du Pélican farms high quality terroirs located in and around the city of Arbois, with the aim to create a new, high quality domaine based in this magnificent region, with strong winemaking traditions. The wines are vinified, barrelled and bottled locally, on the estate.
A Chardonnay from a plot on pure marl soils, the 2018 Arbois En Barbi Chardonnay has a smoky nose and strong minerality. It shows some reductive/sulfur notes, and the nose is not easy to read, but the palate shows quite serious and austere. It feels like the finest Chardonnay with good energy.
90-91 points Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com Drink 2020-2024