allowing the wine’s energy and elegance to shine through
The expression is married in the smallest casks available at the distillery: 200-litre ex-bourbon barrels that create a richer
sourced entirely from farms in New York state and aged in American oak
Matured 24 months with 35% aged in oak barrels
Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile Vin Jaune, 2019 GERCOUNT052325 allowing the wine’s energy andVin Jaune is the Jura's legend, and Domaine de Montbourgeau makes a benchmark one. Grown from Savagnin in the fossil strewn soils of L'Etoile, the wine spends over six years aging in barrel under a veil of yeast, untopped, slowly turning gold and developing its famous nutty, savory intensity. The result is unlike almost anything else in wine: dry, powerful, and endlessly complex, with curry spice, walnut, and a saline tang that lingers for ages. It's