Lucien Aviet & Fils Arbois Caveau de Bacchus Vin Jaune 'Cuvee de la Confrerie', Jura 2010 700ml The wine itself is made

The wine itself is made from a varietal locally called Samsó – the Catalan for more familiar Cariñena (aka Carignan)

black olives

one-year-old barrels and cuve

aged for 12 months in 40% new oak following fermentation

prolongs the growing season well into the Autumn

Lucien Aviet & Fils Arbois Caveau de Bacchus Vin Jaune 'Cuvee de la Confrerie', Jura 2010 700ml The wine itself is madeThe golden coloured 2010 Arbois Vin Jaune is a selection of the domaines finest barrels of savagnin matured sous voile for seven years or more. Picked at 14% alcohol, the long levage concentrates the alcohol. This is a textbook example of the style with aromas of curry, chicken broth, green walnuts and mushrooms. This has more volume, length and complexity than the domaines Rserve du Caveau, but at the same time, it's delicate and nuanced. Only 1,000