Description
The Arbois Vin Jaune from Domaine de la Touraize is a model of finesse and balance! On the nose, complex aromas of dried fruit, walnuts, hazelnuts and spices. On the palate, it has a powerful, rich, full-bodied and velvety attack with extraordinary aromatic persistence. Built for long ageing, it is already a pleasure to drink. Ideal with coq au vin jaune, morel mushroom tart, curry and ginger dishes, a Comté cheese platter, and walnut desserts.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
- Grape variety: Savagnin
- Appellation: AOP Arbois
- Soil: Blue marl. Site: ‘Petit Curoulet’. Aspect: North-west. Altitude: 300 m
- Area: 1 ha. Age of vines: between 10 and 30 years.
- Cultivation method: ‘Guyot’ pruning. Trellising in an arched style. Application of organic matter at the end of winter. Debudding followed by re-training. Vine treatments are exclusively based on copper, herbal infusions and sulphur, with no pesticides. Our land is ploughed several times during the season between the rows and ‘under the row’. Application of horn manure (500p) and silica (501) to naturally strengthen the plant. No chemical weed control. Harvesting is done by hand. The grapes are harvested in 300 kg crates.
- Yield: 30 hl/ha
- Vinification: Pneumatic pressing. Static settling by gravity. Alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation in stainless steel vats.
- Ageing: Ageing for 70 months in 228-litre barrels, without topping up and in an unheated room (in the attic), allows a ‘flower’ to develop on the surface of the wine. This is known as ageing under a veil. This ‘film’ protects the wine from sudden oxidation, and the yeasts that make up this veil regenerate naturally. During this slow process, yeasts die and break down, contributing to the complexity and the unique olfactory and sensory richness of Vin Jaune.
What to eat with an Arbois Vin Jaune de la Touraize?
- Rooster in Vin Jaune
- Morel mushroom pie
- Curry and ginger dishes
- Comtois cheese platter
- Walnut cake
