Etienne Thiebaud set up Domaine des Cavarodes in 2007 after working for several years with Pascal and Evelyne Clairet of Domaine de la Tournelle. He settled just north of Arbois in Cramans, by the Loue River, which marks the boundary between the Jura and the Doubs départments. Here he was fortunate to acquire a few very old parcels of vines between 60 and 120 years of age totalling five hectares, mainly in Kimmeridgean chalk and clay with some limestone and marl. Winemaking is organic with some biodynamic preparations.

This is Trousseau from Etienne's Les Lumachelles vineyard in the commune of Mouchard just north of Arbois. A scintillating, sapid expression of this Jura rarity with pure damson and blackberry fruit, a crack of black pepper and enticing savoury funkiness.