Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile Vin Jaune, 2019 GERCOUNT052325 savory white with stone fruit

savory white with stone fruit

Matured 24 months with 35% aged in oak barrels

marrying classical structure with ripe fruit

sourced entirely from farms in New York state and aged in American oak

Domaine de Montbourgeau, L'Etoile Vin Jaune, 2019 GERCOUNT052325 savory white with stone fruitVin 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