Anne et Jean-François GANEVAT - Kopines! Blanc
Ganevat is a wine producer located in La Combe in the Jura. The domaine has been family-owned since 1650 and is currently run by Jean-François Ganevat, who previously trained and worked at Domaine Jean-Marc Morey in Chassagne-Montrachet.
The 8.5-hectare estate is certified biodynamic and planted to 17 different local red and white varieties, including outlawed varieties such as Petit Béclan, Gros Béclan, Gueuche, Seyve-Villard, Corbeau, Portugais Bleu, Enfariné, Argant, and Poulsard Blanc.
While the domaine produces single varietal Côtes du Jura AOP wines from estate-grown fruit, it also sources wine grapes from Alsace, Savoie, and Beaujolais to make appellation Vin de France cuvées. These cuvées, blended with purchased and estate-grown grapes, allow the winemaker the ability to use all indigenous varieties and craft unique, albeit declassified, wines.
Jean-François uses old and individualised winemaking techniques. He destems by hand, uses no new oak, ages white wines on the lees for a minimum of two years and, in 2006 he completely eradicated the use of sulfur.
Kopines! is a blend of Chardonnay and Aligoté, fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for 12 months in oak foudres. It is bottled unfiltered, unfined and without added sulphites.
Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Aligoté
