ESF

9.3

@Peter Sultan wrote up a nice note for this - real treat as these are hard to find in my neck o the woods, thoroughly enjoyable but definitely an acquired taste... — 13 days ago

President Obama

9.5

Another 2023 knocked me out. A star is born! Hallelujah on the highest. — 10 months ago

Robert Ahlstrom

9.0

Great fun Jura, associations to calvados — 2 years ago

Sander Schaap

9.3

@ Delectable: Chateau l'Étoile Réserve de Mont-Muzard Savagnin — 4 years ago

Jakub Kalinowski

8.9

#2 of Jura Savoie evening
Nice aromatics with ripe apple, curry leaves, a hint of herbs, a whiff of salty caramel.
Bright acidity but with some aromatic mid palate. Apples, curry, a touch of ripe pear. Nice length & character with a peppery finish. This is so food friendly!
— 4 years ago

Michael Herzog

9.1

Really liked this. Had a sweetness to it but was a balanced and refined sweetness along with minerality. — 6 years ago

Bill Caperton

9.1

Really loving this. Almond roundness with a saline bite. — 7 years ago

Eric Crane

Sommelier & Educator Empire Wine Distributors

9.0

Nose of flor; and then electricity! — 6 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2023 | minerality and structure. — 9 months ago

romo

9.1

I was pretty drunk, but this finished nice. — a year ago

Kristen Grimes

9.0

Dark, rich garnet in color. That "noble rot" sauterne smell with lots of savory aromas. Dark fruit and lots of herbs on the palate, with lots of tannins that were pretty smooth and only mildly grippy (after 2.5 hours decanting!). Taking a bottle home to lay down for 6-7 you years, as suggested by sommelier Michael Kwas. Wonderfully paired with lamb ribeye, ratatouille, new potatoes, braised lamb belly, herbs de provence, red wine jus; softened the tannins and brought out the herbs in the wine.
L'Etoile Wine Dinner - Provence 8/17/22 — 4 years ago

Martinez

9.1

Entry-level Chardonnay from 25-35 years-old vines rooted in clay and limestone soils. Aged in oak for 6 months. Fresh, mineral. Hints of yellow apple and yeast on the nose. Tart green apple flavors, saline on the palate. Long, tasty finish. Great wine, incredible value — 5 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 1998 / Apricot. Sirupy. Rich. Good balance. — 6 years ago

Seung Hyun Chin

9.4

Awesome bottle. Brandy like taste — 7 years ago

romo

9.0

Consistent notes. Friday fish fry. — 8 months ago

Kristen Grimes

8.9

Wet rocks and some herbal/floral aromas that also come through on the palate with almonds and some salinity. Some citrus acidity but it's toned down from when we first had the wine. Bought at the L'Etoile Iberian Wine Dinner 8/4/22, don't know how it got lost on the shelf for 3 years! — 9 months ago

Serge Mismetti

9.3

Château de l’étoile vin jaune 100%savagnin 2002 — 4 years ago

J Hoover

9.0

Full bodied and complex wine. Notes of blackberry, currant, pepper and floral. Wine feels a bit young even after decanting for 2+ hours. Excited to see what it will be in a handful of years. — 4 years ago

Martinez

9.2

Amazing Vin Jaune. Incredible value — 5 years ago

Severn G

9.1

Similar notes to prior bottle opened about one year earlier, but this is showing as fresher and more lively, Yum!

Nose has maraschino cherry, white pepper, dry leather, dried red raspberry, distant barnyard, dried orange peel, granite quarry and dry earth.

Palate has dried cherry, dried raspberry, white chocolate, sweet red pepper, black cherry, old leather with medium acidity. This bottle is showing decent tannins, 3H decant. Enjoy 2022-24, in proper storage.

Our second successful preparation of this dish tonight; chicken, apples and cremé à la normande (cream, onion, mushroom & calvados), Jura looks to accompany cremé & calvados just fine. — 5 years ago