Domaine de Montbourgeau
Vin Jaune L'Etoile Savagnin
L'Etoile, Jura, France
This is a totally brilliant wine. Just outrageous. The nose is a 10. Caramel, ocean air, salt, fresh wood shavings, burnt embers, tea leaves, just unreal. Completely blown away. You cannot ask for anything more. It’s so expressive yet so grounded. Absolute peak aromatic brilliance. It is so scary elegant you think it’s floating but that saltiness kicks in while swishing and then icing on a cake like a dry Mosel but unreal clarity and richness to the salty nutty flavors and just thunderous acidity. The elegance and inner mouth aromas and flavor intensity are just incredible. This and the 2010 are neck and neck.
This is a totally brilliant wine. Just outrageous. The nose is a 10. Caramel, ocean air, salt, fresh wood shavings, burnt embers, tea leaves, just unreal. Completely blown away. You cannot ask for anything more. It’s so expressive yet so grounded. Absolute peak aromatic brilliance. It is so scary elegant you think it’s floating but that saltiness kicks in while swishing and then icing on a cake like a dry Mosel but unreal clarity and richness to the salty nutty flavors and just thunderous acidity. The elegance and inner mouth aromas and flavor intensity are just incredible. This and the 2010 are neck and neck.
Apr 5th, 2025This might be the highest score I have ever given a wine. Lyle has it correct. Saline, nuttiness, perfection in a glass. I just love this.
This might be the highest score I have ever given a wine. Lyle has it correct. Saline, nuttiness, perfection in a glass. I just love this.
1 person found it helpfulMar 8th, 2025Beautifully oxidative, incredible value
Beautifully oxidative, incredible value
Oct 27th, 2020