Straw color. Aged. Fruits liquor like. Pear. Matured citrus. Native style of Jura. Good for wine lovers. 2018 @3960, AD, 240430 — 5 months ago
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 — 2 years ago
Golden yellow. High viscosity. Cherry like, oxidized flavor. Choke and minerals. Herbaceous Spices. Matured citrus. Nuts. Medical herb acidity and sourness. Slightly honey sweet. Complexity even in young vintage. Savagnin Domaine Philippe Vandelle 19 @4675, Toscan, 240824-240921 — a month ago
One of my favorite Jura producers. This is classic Jura White. Oxidized Jura at its best. Bruised apple, briny, sherry like, lots of acidity, med tannins. Not to everyone’s taste but definitely mine. This is classic Jura at it’s best. — 6 months ago
Not as clean or expressive as previous bottles. Will see if it opens up this evening. — a month ago
Great fun Jura, associations to calvados — 3 months ago
Château de l’étoile vin jaune 100%savagnin 2002 — 2 years ago
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. — 3 years ago
Lyle Fass
Founder Fass Selections
Wow. Just perfect. Totally elegant, salty, nutty and so so fine. More notes later. Too good! — 15 days ago