Not as clean or expressive as previous bottles. Will see if it opens up this evening. — 3 months 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. — 7 months ago
Nutty, sweet, floral and bright. Bruised apple, pear, and spice. Very complex and juicy, with a pleasantly astringent finish. — 24 days 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 — 3 months ago
Light straw color, nose of faint peach & melon, body full and round with a nice somewhat velvety texture that caresses the palate with good clean round finish.
Hey reviewers, if you are drinking a 15 year old white, it is really unfair to give it a an absolute “hard rating” rating as if it were in its prime. Delectable averages the scores w/o indexing for age, so an 8.3 for a 15 rear old wine really trashes the score people see initially. — 7 months ago
Lovely weeknight wine — 7 days ago
Great fun Jura, associations to calvados — 4 months ago
Château de l’étoile vin jaune 100%savagnin 2002 — 2 years ago
Peter Sultan
Possibly one of my desert island wines ( assuming there is food & a few other wines I can bring…). Jura chard w some Savignin, done in an oxidative, full bodied style. Have come back to this most years & never tires. The color! Amber yellow w orange & sienna tints; on nose my old painting studio with oils, hearts of palm, & orange peel. On palate full & more refined than the nose, with white asparagus, dried mango, & cooked fennel, amongst other flavors. Had post meal, was like a meal unto itself. — 17 days ago