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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Fruitière Vinicole de Voiteur 2015 – Château-Chalon

Fruitière Vinicole de Voiteur 2015 – Château-Chalon

The nose is nicely harmonious, gourmet, offering a sensation of richness/roundness. There are notes of crushed mirabelle plum, crushed yellow apple and more slightly candied yellow fruits combined with hints of crunchy apple, hazelnut, vanilla and a subtle hint of chocolate. The palate is fresh, mineral, fruity and offers tension. On the palate this wine…

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Fruitière Vinicole d’Arbois – Vin Jaune 2015 – Arbois

Fruitière Vinicole d’Arbois – Vin Jaune 2015 – Arbois

The nose is fruity, fresh, chiselled and offers a fine power. There are notes of crisp peach, green/crunchy fruits and more slightly yellow fruits combined with a hint of fresh walnut (almost walnut oil) and a very discreet touch of toastiness. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, minerality and salinity. On the palate…

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Domaine de Montbourgeau – En Banode 2018 – L’Etoile

Domaine de Montbourgeau – En Banode 2018 – L’Etoile

A lovely, elegant, precise, beautifully racy nose that offers finesse, delicacy, depth and some power of grain. There are notes of kumquat, dried orange peel and, more slightly, dried apricot, combined with hints of dried yellow plum, as well as fine mineral/racy touch, salinity and a very discreet, almost vanilla-like hint (in the background). The…

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Domaine Jean-Louis Tissot – Réserve 2016 – Arbois

Domaine Jean-Louis Tissot – Réserve 2016 – Arbois

The nose is aromatic and offers gourmandise, a certain aromatic richness and elegance. There are notes of ripe yellow apple, apricot and, more slightly, yellow fruits combined with a touch of kumquat, fine floral notes and a discreet hint of sap, zest and fresh nuts. The palate is fruity and offers a nice freshness, minerality,…

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Domaine de la Pinte – Cuvée d’Automne, NV – Arbois

Domaine de la Pinte – Cuvée d’Automne, NV – Arbois

(Organic) The nose is fruity, aromatic and offers a certain gourmandise as well as roundness. We find notes of pulpy mirabelle plum, crushed yellow apple and more slightly of stewed peach combined with fine touches of baked apple pie and toasted hazelnut. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, acidity, minerality and a certain roundness…

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Domaine Joly 2017 – L’Etoile

Domaine Joly 2017 – L’Etoile

The nose is beautifully elegant, precise, clean and racy. There are notes of mirabelle plum, pear and more slightly yellow fruits combined with a fine touch of honeysuckle and a subtle hint of saline/mineral, green walnut and nutty butter. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, a mineral/acidic structure, racy minerality, finesse, precision, freshness and…

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Domaine de Lahaye, Guillaume Tissot 2006 – Château-Chalon

Domaine de Lahaye, Guillaume Tissot 2006 – Château-Chalon

The nose is elegant, deep and offers richness and elegance. There are notes of yellow plums, cape gooseberry and slightly menthol with hints of local biotop, zan and hints of dried citrus and a subtle hint of verbena/fresh pepper. The palate is elegant, balanced, deep, gourmet, salivating and offers juiciness, salinity as well as a…

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Domaine de Lahaye, Guillaume Tissot 2015 – Château-Chalon

Domaine de Lahaye, Guillaume Tissot 2015 – Château-Chalon

The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers good definition, a nice racy edge, minerality and straightforwardness. There are notes of white plum, fresh cape gooseberry and slightly crunchy peach combined with hints of yellow fruits, fine hints of bay leaf and a subtle, almost iodine-like, hint of eucalyptus/lime. The palate is fruity, elegant and offers…

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