Domaine Badoz – Vin Jaune 2015 – Côtes du Jura

Domaine Badoz – Vin Jaune 2015 – Côtes du Jura

Nice racy nose that offers some restraint and a nice grain. The wine needs aeration in the glass or decanter. There are lovely notes of candied mirabelle plum, crunchy yellow fruits and more slightly quince combined with hints of white flowers, crisp apple and hints of beeswax/pastry. The palate is mineral, fruity and offers nice…

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Noir Frères – La Petite Marne 2015 – Côtes du Jura

Noir Frères – La Petite Marne 2015 – Côtes du Jura

The nose is racy, elegant and offers purity, delicacy as well as a fine power. The wine benefits from being decanted. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of quince, dried citrus and, more slightly, juicy/crunchy berries combined with a touch of pulpy vine peach, a discreet hint of hazelnut, butter and a very discreet…

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Domaine Grand – Vin Jaune 2015 – Côtes du Jura

Domaine Grand – Vin Jaune 2015 – Côtes du Jura

Nice, elegant nose, precise and with a nice grain. There are notes of quince, bright mirabelle plum and more slightly of fleshy berries combined with hints of flowers as well as a fine buttery touch and fresh/green nuts. The palate is fruity, fresh and offers a tangy structure, finesse in its roundness, a certain purity…

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Fruitière de Voiteur – Vin Jaune 2015 – Côtes du Jura

Fruitière de Voiteur – Vin Jaune 2015 – Côtes du Jura

The nose is fruity, taut, a little tight and offers some spiciness. There are notes of buttered apple, crushed yellow fruits and, to a lesser extent, fleshy pear, combined with hints of butter and a subtle vanilla. The palate is fruity, balanced, juicy/fresh and offers a mineral/fresh backbone and a nice energy. On the palate…

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Caveau des Jacobins – Vin Jaune 2015 – Côtes du Jura

Caveau des Jacobins – Vin Jaune 2015 – Côtes du Jura

Nice fresh nose, elegant and tight. There are notes of quince, juicy mirabelle plum and, more slightly, fresh pear combined with fine touches of yellow flowers, buttered apple and discreet toasted hints. The palate is fresh, mineral, balanced, tightly wound and offers tension, a certain straightness and a stretch. On the palate this wine expresses…

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Domaine de Lahaye, Guillaume Tissot – Cœur de Marne 2018 – Côtes du Jura

Domaine de Lahaye, Guillaume Tissot – Cœur de Marne 2018 – Côtes du Jura

The nose is elegant and offers a certain delicacy, some concentration and elegance. There are notes of kumquat, yellow fruits and more slightly mirabelle plum combined with fine touches of almost sultana and a subtle hint of date. The palate is juicy, mineral and offers a nice straightforwardness, finesse and a fine airiness in the…

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Domaine de Lahaye, Guillaume Tissot – 2019 – Côtes du Jura

Domaine de Lahaye, Guillaume Tissot – 2019 – Côtes du Jura

The nose is juicy, fruity and crunchy. There are notes of juicy white peach and crisp apple combined with a subtle hint of white flowers and very discreet hints of white grapefruit. The palate is fruity and offers a nice minerality, a juicy frame, straightness, a sustained side as well as a nice bitterness. On…

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Caveau des Byards 2014 – Côtes du Jura, Vin Jaune

Caveau des Byards 2014 – Côtes du Jura, Vin Jaune

The nose is fruity and offers a small concentration, freshness as well as a fine stretched side. It reveals notes of zest, mesocarps and more slightly of fresh / juicy walnuts associated with fine touches of medicinal herbs, white flowers as well as a subtle hint of lemon seed. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, framed…

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Domaine Rolet – Tradition 1988 – Côtes du Jura

Domaine Rolet – Tradition 1988 – Côtes du Jura

The nose is fruity and offers small notes of mushroom, notes of quince, dried yellow berries and more slightly dried apple zest associated with small touches of pepper as well as a small “fermentation” side. There is a subtle hint of saffron and an imperceptible hint of vanilla and cumin. The palate is fruity with…

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Chantemerle 2012 – Côtes du Jura

Chantemerle 2012 – Côtes du Jura

The nose is fruity with some power and intensity. There is a small richness that is precisely managed and balanced. There are notes of pulpy / tangy apples, crushed pears, dried lemon associated with fine hints of exotic berries, lemon caviar as well as a discreet hint of almond and apple blossom. The palate is…

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