The 1982 Château-Chalon from Marius Perron, now over forty years from harvest, represents one of the most extraordinary expressions of Jura’s most prestigious Vin Jaune appellation at a stage of development accessible only to wines of truly exceptional longevity and natural structure. The 1982 Jura vintage was warm and concentrated, producing Savagnin of outstanding natural sugar levels and phenolic richness that has supported four decades of development both in the foudres and barrels of the sous voile ageing programme and in the bottle. At this age, a Château-Chalon from a reputable producer in a good vintage is neither declining nor simply mature: it has entered the extraordinary third phase of Vin Jaune development, where the sous voile character, the walnut and oxidative richness and the deep mineral extract of the wine combine into a complexity that has no close parallel in any other wine style or appellation in the world. Marius Perron’s 1982 Château-Chalon in the traditional 62cl clavelin bottle is a wine of historical significance and extraordinary experiential rarity.

Château-Chalon Vin Jaune at over forty years from harvest offers a tasting experience that the finest Jura specialists and fine wine collectors consistently describe as among the most intellectually profound available anywhere: wines that have developed a near-geological mineral depth, a complexity of nutty, spiced, saffron-tinged aromas that deepens in the glass over hours rather than minutes, and a length of finish measured not in seconds but in the kind of persistent after-flavour that haunts the palate for many minutes after the glass has been set aside. The 1982 from Marius Perron will have spent its decade or more in barrel under fléor before disgorgement and release, and has subsequently spent four decades in bottle accumulating a tertiary complexity that makes it one of the oldest commercially available expressions of this unique appellation.

The two Marius Perron Château-Chalon vintages in this batch, 1973 and 1982, bracket a remarkable decade of Jura winemaking and provide one of the finest and rarest opportunities for experiencing the full ageing potential of this extraordinary appellation. For those who have explored the 1983 vintage offered in Batch 12, the 1982 provides a fascinating companion study of a warmer and more concentrated vintage in the same producer’s hands from the same appellation.

Deep amber mahogany with a complex and extraordinary nose of dry roasted walnuts, saffron, curry leaf, preserved lemon, dried apricot, coffee, beeswax, mushroom and a deep geological mineral character that defies easy description. Full-bodied with remarkable natural freshness, extraordinary length and a finish of geological persistence and nutty, saline, mineral complexity. Drink now through 2045 and beyond.