Domaine Bornard Le Gentil Blanc 2021 (white)

Domaine Bornard Le Gentil Blanc 2021

Savagnin

Jura, France

“This is another of the Bornard wines that has been released under the Tony Bornard label even though he is now responsible for making all the wines and has been for some time (since about 2017 – see introduction to this page).

This is a very exciting wine! It is made from pure Savagnin which was hand-harvested on September 11th 2020. The grapes were macerated for almost three weeks before being pressed and then fermented in stainless steel tanks. The resulting wine has an alcohol level of only 12.4% making it a great drink to accompany food as it is not too alcoholic.

As we have said before about this wine, it displays an amazing combination of intensity, tension, power and precision that you only find in wines made with Savagnin and where the wine is handled by a skillful artist such as Tony.

You will notice on the accompanying label the appellation Vin de France is displayed as Tony is gradually moving his wines out of the appellations so that he can make wines that he wants to make rather than conform to the stereotypes imposed by the appellation authorities.” -Living Wines