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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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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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 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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Jérome Arnoux – Vin Jaune 2015 – Arbois

Jérome Arnoux – Vin Jaune 2015 – Arbois

The nose is precise, racy, clean and offers a certain aromatic purity. There are notes of kumquat, dried tangerine and, more slightly, dried plum, combined with fine touches of mesocarp, white flowers, discreet hints of spice and a subtle hint of sap and curry. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, a nice/delicate fatness, precision,…

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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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