Rijckaert, Savagnin "Uva Naturae Blanc" Languedoc, France 2025

100% Savagnin. Domaine Rijckaert exported the grape from the Jura to the south-west of France, which makes this a unique wine.

Uva means "grape" and Naturae means "of Nature." The meaning of Naturae is twofold. First, this wine came about as a natural and obvious choice. The unique conditions of its terroir, combined with Rijckaert's long standing expertise in crafting fresh, vibrant Savagnin wines, naturally led to this Vin de France. Secondly, Naturé is the traditional term used in the Jura to describe a Savagnin vinified in a non-oxidative style, as opposed to an oxidative wine such as Vin Jaune.

The name UVA NATURAE is therefore both a tribute to nature and a nod to this distinctive winemaking tradition.

Long and careful pressing, using a pneumatic press. Alcoholic fermentation and 100% malolactic fermentation are natural (indigenous floras), done into neutral French oak barrels, no new oak. The duration of the aging on the lees was 10 months. No racking, no stirring, in order to preserve the natural balance of the structure of the wine.