Domaine Badoz is located in the town of Poligny, in the heart of the Jura region. Its origins date back to 1659. Winemaker Benoit Badoz represents the 10th generation of vintners at their family domaine. He graduated from the Lycee Viticole in Beaune and then accomplished stages at renowned estates in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Australia and California before returning to direct the family domaine in 2003. Benoit works together with his father Bernard, who brought the domaine to its present size and founded the Percée de Vin Jaune festival. The domaine’s holdings – as established Bernard and his father, Pierre – are centered in Poligny’s ideal sloping Roussots and Grands Roussots vineyards. The expositions of the slopes vary with the terrain and the altitude is mostly between 300-350 meters. The Roussots soils are a mix of blue, grey and red marne over a clay and limestone subsoil which impart the unique character of Jurassien white and red wines. Each parcel is planted with the grape variety best suited to the specific soil type and exposition. Benoit Badoz has cultivated his 10 hectares of vineyards in Poligny organically since 2012. He applied for organic certification in 2016; it is expected for the 2019 harvest. Badoz’s goal is to foster a natural ecological balance; he plants grass in every other row, uses no chemical products, and plows the soil. Badoz has placed breeding boxes for bats around the vineyards because the bats eat insects which can harm the vines. He uses only organic fertilizer and a compost tea when needed, and times his vineyard work around the lunar cycle, in keeping with bio-dynamic practices. These factors enhance the vineyards’ biodiversity and encourage a variety of yeasts on the grape skins. This, in turn, enables Badoz to vinify with only native yeasts while also permitting the use of minimal levels of SO2. The grape reception and vinification and aging cellars are modern, efficiently organized and environmentally friendly. They are housed in a separate building from the stock and label area, permitting precise control of temperature and ambiance to ensure the purity of the wines. The Badoz estate owns four deep, underground natural barrel cellars in Poligny where their cask-aged cuvees, including their classic Vin Jaune, mature. The Badoz collection is distinguished for the clarity, precision and vivid expression of the Jurassien grape varieties and styles offered.