Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile Vin Jaune, 2019 GERCOUNT052325 marrying classical structure with ripe

marrying classical structure with ripe fruit

Matured 24 months with 35% aged in oak barrels

The expression is married in the smallest casks available at the distillery: 200-litre ex-bourbon barrels that create a richer

among the highest of their holdings

with fine tannins

Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile Vin Jaune, 2019 GERCOUNT052325 marrying classical structure with ripeVin 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