Domaine des Miroirs

The tiny production from Kenjiro and Mayumi Kagami’s 5-ha single vineyard plot (not all productive) in Grusse-Val Sonnette is in so much demand that sadly the wines have become widely speculated on. This couple work incredibly hard in their steep bowl of organic vineyards, which are predominantly on limestone, with almost no assistance. They sell the wines uniquely to trade (1/3 in France and 2/3 export) at a similar price to other leading Jura natural winemakers, but the wines have arrived on the grey market, only to be regularly re-sold.
From their first vintage in 2011, Kenjiro has made the wines in a resolutely natural way with no added sulfites. In a tiny cellar, wines are aged a minimum of two years in barrel and then at least 6-12 months in bottle before release. Sometimes the wines do not pass the AOC agrément (tasting test) and are sold as Vin de France.
In a decent year, two Chardonnays are made (Mizuiro and Sonorité du Vent) and a Savagnin named Entre Deux Bleus – all are topped up. There is one red blend (Ja-Nai) and a rarely produced third Chardonnay, the skin-contact I Need the Sun.