100% Chardonnay from a steep, east-facing slope, imparting freshness and a taut, precise acidity. The vines root in Lias-era marl (Marne du Lias), a defining soil of the Middle Jurassic, contributing pronounced minerality. After direct pressing, the wine was aged for two years in overfilled oak barrels, adding depth, creamy texture, and complexity. “Sous les Grands Prés” is a structured and serious Chardonnay, where the combination of extended barrel aging and marly soils produces a mineral-driven, precise, yet layered and elegant profile. This is a wine of patience - expressive in youth, but refined and deepening gracefully with time in the bottle. Grapes are hand-harvested, directly pressed, spontaneously fermented and aged for 22 months in neutral barrel. Unfined, unfiltered, no additional SO2. 

Marc Lacroix & Anne-Cécile Daubigney

Maison des Saules is a young, highly promising Jura estate founded by Anne-Cécile Daubigney and Marc Lacroix, a duo bound by their shared passion for wine, terroir, and their native region. Both trained as sommeliers at the Lycée Hôtelier in Poligny and gathered wide-ranging experience before embarking on their own project: Anne-Cécile worked in Paris and with François Rousset-Martin in Jura, while Marc honed his skills internationally, in London, Valence, Ecuador, and with Thomas Pico in Chablis. Marc launched the estate in 2022, and Anne-Cécile joined full-time in 2024, marking the true beginning of Maison des Saules.

The estate now cultivates around five hectares across Villeneuve-sous-Pymont, Savagna, and L’Étoile, in gently sloping, amphitheatre-like vineyards on grey marl soils. The vineyards are in a gradual renewal phase: some are already producing fruit, while others are just beginning, complemented by initiatives to enhance biodiversity, including a new orchard. Farming is organic and biodynamic, grounded in the belief that wine is born first and foremost in the vineyard.

Winemaking is natural, carried out in cellars at Perrigny and Chille. Whites ferment spontaneously and are then aged in used oak barrels; Savagnin, in particular, is often aged for 24–36 months to develop depth, complexity, and finesse. The estate’s backbone lies in long-aged Chardonnay and Savagnin. All wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered, producing wines that are honest, lively, and patient, the hallmark of the finest Jura whites.

Maison des Saules tells a story of returning to roots, guided by quiet ambition and a steadfast dedication to expressing the exceptional terroirs of Jura.